TITLE 17. EDUCATION

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL SCHOOL LAW

PART II. PARISH SCHOOL BOARDS

SUBPART B-1. ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER, AND CONTINUANCE OF PUPILS

17:112        Student academic records; transfer; parental rights

A. (1) The principal of every public elementary or secondary school shall provide for the transfer of the education records of any student who was enrolled at such 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 expelled, the transferred records shall include the dates of the expulsion and the reasons for which the student was 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.

Added by Acts 2001, No. 315, 1, eff. June 6, 2001.