School Board of Palm Beach County

RULE TITLE: Student Records Correction and Appeals.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 5.1816.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Procedures for correction of information contained within student education records, upon request by a parent or adult student.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this Policy is to provide uniform guidelines and procedures for the correction, deletion, expunction, or rebuttal of education record data that a parent or adult student shows to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate under Fla. Stat. § 1002.22(3)(c).

SPECIFIC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: §§ 1001.41(2); 1001.43(6), (8), Fla. Stat.

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: §§ 1002.22(3)(c); 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(2), (b)(1)(B), Fla. Stat.

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULE SUPPLEMENTED: 6A-1.0955(6)(k).

CONTACT PERSON: Corey Smith, Esq., 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the Proposed Policy Development may promptly be obtained without cost from the District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm.

PUBLIC HEARING: It is anticipated that this rule development will be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on December 8, 2003, anticipated to begin at 3:00 p.m., in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. The meeting is open to the public.