What
should I know about my child’s special
education records?
(Confidentiality)
You may...
_____ see your
child’s records.*
_____ ask
someone to help you review the records.
_____ obtain copies
of records at a reasonable cost.
_____ ask what kind of information is included in your child’s
file and where that file is kept.
_____ ask for an
explanation of anything in the records that you do not understand.
_____ ask that a
record he amended or place a statement of explanation in the
_____ record if the school
system refuses to amend it.
_____ control the
release of records except to authorized persons or to other
_____ schools by withholding
written permission.**
_____
ask who has received copies of these
records.
Your child’s special education records
are considered confidential. The records will he destroyed when they are no
longer needed. However, the special education program must try to contact you
or your child before the records are destroyed, so that you may have the
records if you desire.
You may find it helpful to keep all of
your child’s records in one place. This information may be useful to another
school district (in the event you move), your child’s physician, the Social
Security Administration, your insurance company, or other agencies.
**See Confidentiality, page 28
.17.