[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR99.20]

[Page 322]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 99_FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart C_What Are the Procedures for Amending Education Records?
 
Sec.  99.20  How can a parent or eligible student request amendment of 
the student's education records?


    (a) If a parent or eligible student believes the education records 
relating to the student contain information that is inaccurate, 
misleading, or in violation of the student's rights of privacy, he or 
she may ask the educational agency or institution to amend the record.
    (b) The educational agency or institution shall decide whether to 
amend the record as requested within a reasonable time after the agency 
or institution receives the request.
    (c) If the educational agency or institution decides not to amend 
the record as requested, it shall inform the parent or eligible student 
of its decision and of his or her right to a hearing under Sec.  99.21.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(2))

[53 FR 11943, Apr. 11, 1988; 53 FR 19368, May 27, 1988, as amended at 61 
FR 59296, Nov. 21, 1996]