Illinois Administrative Code
Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
Part 375 - STUDENT RECORDS
Section 375.70 - Release of Information
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 375.75 of this Part, the records of a student shall be transferred by the official records custodian of a school to another school in which the student has enrolled or intends to enroll upon the request of the official records custodian of the other school or the student, provided that the parent receives prior written notice of the nature and substance of the information to be transferred and opportunity to inspect, copy, and challenge the information to be released.
b) The school shall grant access to information contained in school student records to persons authorized or required by State or federal law to gain access, provided that:
c) The school shall grant access to, or release information from, school student records without parental consent or notification only in accordance with the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act [105 ILCS 10/6(a) ] and Section 10-20.40 or 34-18.34 of the School Code, where applicable.
d) Pursuant to Section 6(a)(5) of the Act, parents of students who are named in a court order shall be deemed to have received the required written notice. The school shall respond to the order no earlier than five school days after its receipt in order to afford parents the opportunity to review, inspect and challenge the records if the parents choose to do so.
e) Any release of information other than specified in subsections (a) through (c) of this Section requires the prior, specific, dated, written consent of the parent designating the person to whom the records may be released, the reason for the release, and the specific records to be released. At the time consent is requested or obtained, the school shall inform the parents of the following rights:
f) Release of information by school personnel shall conform to the requirements of Sections 10-22.3c and 34-18.6a of the School Code [105 ILCS 5/10-22.3c and 34 -18.6a] and Section 5(a) of the Act, as limited by Section 5(f) of the Act.