Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Upon the initial
enrollment or transfer of a student to the school, the school shall notify the
student and the student's parents of their rights under the Act as specified in
subsection (d) and of their rights with respect to the collection,
distribution, and retention of biometric information under Section 10-20.40 or
34-18.34 of the School Code, if the school collects student biometric
information.
b) All notification
under this Part to parents of children classified under Section 14C-3 of the
School Code to be of limited English-speaking ability shall be in English and
in the language of the child's primary speaking ability. All notifications
shall be in a manner that is accessible to parents with disabilities.
c) This notification may be delivered by any
means likely to reach the parents, including direct mail or email,
parent-teacher conferences, delivery by the student to the parent, or
incorporation in a "parent-student" handbook or other informational brochure
for students and parents disseminated by the school.
d) The notification shall consist of:
1) The types of information contained in the
permanent and temporary records;
2)
The right to inspect and copy permanent and temporary records, the limitations
on the right of access established under Sections 10-22.3c and 34-18.6a of the
School Code and Section 5(a) of the Act, and the cost of copying these
records;
3) The right to control
access and release of school student records, except to the extent the records
are authorized by law to be released without consent, and the right to request
a copy of information released;
4)
The rights and procedures for challenging the contents of the school student
record;
5) As applicable, and if
allowed by district policy, the process to request the inclusion on the
student's academic transcript of one or more scores received on college
entrance examinations;
6) The
persons, agencies or organizations having access to student records without
parental consent;
7) The right to
copy any school student record or information contained therein proposed to be
destroyed or deleted and the school's schedule for reviewing and destroying
this information;
8) The categories
of information the school has designated as "directory information" and the
right of the parents to prohibit the release of this information;
9) A statement informing the parents that no
person may condition the granting or withholding of any right, privilege or
benefits or make as a condition of employment, credit or insurance the securing
by any individual of any information from a student's temporary record that the
individual may obtain through the exercise of any right secured under the Act
or this Part;
10) The right of the
parents, as limited by Section 7 of the Act, to inspect and challenge the
information contained in a school student record prior to transfer of the
record to another school district, in the event of the transfer of the student
to that district; and
11) Any
policies of the school relating to school student records that are not included
in the Act or this Part, including any policy related to the collection of
biometric information as permitted under Section 10-20.40 or 34-18.34 of the
School Code.
e)
The principal of each school or the person with like responsibilities
or his or her designate shall take all action necessary to assure that school
personnel are informed of the provisions of the Act and this Part,
either orally or in writing (
105 ILCS
10/3) .
