2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 17 — Education
RS 17:112 — Student academic records; transfer; parental rights


LA Rev Stat § 17:112 What's This?

§112. Student academic records; transfer; parental rights

A.(1)(a) The principal of a public elementary or secondary school shall provide for the transfer of the education records of any current or former student at his school upon the written request of any authorized person on behalf of a public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school, whether within or outside of the state of Louisiana, where such student has become enrolled or is seeking enrollment.

(b) The principal of a public elementary or secondary school shall provide for the transfer of the education records of any current or former student at his school upon the written request of any authorized person on behalf of an educational facility operated within any correctional or health facility, whether within or outside of the state of Louisiana, where such student has become enrolled or is seeking enrollment.

(2) The transfer of such records, whether by mail or otherwise, shall occur not later than ten business days from the date of receipt of the written request as provided in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

B. If a student has been suspended or expelled, or both, the transferred records shall include the dates of any suspension or expulsion and the reasons for which the student was suspended or expelled.

C. No education record of any student may be withheld as the result of lack of payment of any fine, debt, or other outstanding obligation.

D. An education record of a student may be inspected by the student or his or her parents in accordance with the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.

Acts 2001, No. 315, §1, eff. June 6, 2001; Acts 2009, No. 142, §1.

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