Monday, August 24, 2009

Simple Request to Review All Records

Dear Mr/s. :

Pursuant to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, I am requesting that I review all documents within the district, every file, from every location, related to my child (NAME). Additionally, I wish to review any documents which mention my child. I am available on X dates at X times to review these files. Please respond to me in writing and advise me of the dates which are acceptable to you, and the location at which all the files will be brought.

Please respond to me in writing.
Sincerely,

General Complaint Against School District

COMPLAINT UNDER THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)

(Date)

TO: Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue. S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202-4605

RE: School In Violation Of FERPA

I hereby lodge an official complaint against the School District of _____________ on behalf of (student's name) who attends (name of school) for what I believe to be:

[ ] Inappropriate maintenance of records/content
[ ] A violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.

The nature of the complaint is as checked:

[ ] Challenge to Record or Content

____ Inaccurate
____ Misleading
____ Incomplete
____ Inappropriate
Record challenged may be identified as:

Title:____________________________
Date:_____________________________
Person responsible for Entry or person currently maintaining record:___________________________
Date challenged content discovered:___________


[ ] Alleged Violations of Act or Regulations
____ Failure to provide notification of all rights (totally or in needed language)
____ Failure to publish local access and hearing procedures
____ Inappropriate person(s) grant denied access
____ Failure to provide interpretation assistance as requested
____ Failure to provide requested hearing
____ Failure to provide uninvolved hearing officer
____ Failure of hearing officer to provide written opinion within reasonable time
____ Inappropriate sharing of confidential information
____ Other: _______________________________________________
Date of Violation:___________________
Date Violation Discovered if different from above:________________

Other Relevant Information:
(Use this section to add any additional explanatory comments)
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________


Yours Truly,

(Parent Name)
(Parent Signature)
(Address)
(Phone number)


Print it out, fill it out, then mail it (certified, of course with Return Receipt Requested) to the following address:

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue. S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202-4605