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- TUTORIAL ON EDUCATIONAL RECORDS PRIVACY- "The Buckley Amendment"
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- The federal government goes about arranging for regulations
- on a local level in strange ways. The idea that the federal
- government could regulate the way that local school districts
- keep records would probably raise shock in the founding fathers.
- The so called "Buckley Amendment" provides rights to parents and
- students regarding educational records through funding-- in order
- to receive even one penny of federal funds, all schools must
- comply with the regulations in the "Buckley amendment."
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- To read the full text of the "Buckley Amendment" press "S"
- and select this from the Statutes Menu. To toggle back and forth
- between the full text and the explanation, press "O."
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- The Buckley Amendment requires that parents and students who
- are over the age of 18 years, or attending post-high school
- courses have the following rights:
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- a) Records must be kept private, and the School may only release
- directory information (name, address etc.), and that Students and
- parents must be notified of a right to withhold even directory
- information and, records are only to be released under court
- order or by written request of the student or parent;
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- b) Access must be provided to the parent or student of records,
- no later than 45 days after request;
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- c) The parent or student must have the right to challenge any
- inaccurate information and cause its removal, and to place
- statements in the file if a parent or student disagrees with the
- information;
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- d) All of the rights that are provided by the Buckley Amendment
- must be explained to the students or parents;
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- e) The Secretary of Education must enforce the rights of the
- Buckley Amendment.