[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 34CFR99.7]



[Page 319-320]

 

                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

PART 99_FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 99.7  What must an educational agency or institution include in 

its annual notification?



    (a)(1) Each educational agency or institution shall annually notify 

parents of students currently in attendance, or



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eligible students currently in attendance, of their rights under the Act 

and this part.

    (2) The notice must inform parents or eligible students that they 

have the right to--

    (i) Inspect and review the student's education records;

    (ii) Seek amendment of the student's education records that the 

parent or eligible student believes to be inaccurate, misleading, or 

otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights;

    (iii) Consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information 

contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that 

the Act and Sec. 99.31 authorize disclosure without consent; and

    (iv) File with the Department a complaint under Sec. Sec. 99.63 and 

99.64 concerning alleged failures by the educational agency or 

institution to comply with the requirements of the Act and this part.

    (3) The notice must include all of the following:

    (i) The procedure for exercising the right to inspect and review 

education records.

    (ii) The procedure for requesting amendment of records under Sec. 

99.20.

    (iii) If the educational agency or institution has a policy of 

disclosing education records under Sec. 99.31(a)(1), a specification of 

criteria for determining who constitutes a school official and what 

constitutes a legitimate educational interest.

    (b) An educational agency or institution may provide this notice by 

any means that are reasonably likely to inform the parents or eligible 

students of their rights.

    (1) An educational agency or institution shall effectively notify 

parents or eligible students who are disabled.

    (2) An agency or institution of elementary or secondary education 

shall effectively notify parents who have a primary or home language 

other than English.



(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 

1880-0508)



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g (e) and (f))



[61 FR 59295, Nov. 21, 1996]