Student Services/Attendance

FERPA - Parent Rights to Inspect and Review Records

NOTIFICATION OF PARENT RIGHTS

NOTICE FOR DIRECTORY INFORMATION AND MILITARY RECRUITERS

Directory Information

McDowell County Schools may disclose, without written parental consent, certain categories of personally identifiable information designated as “directory information.”  Directory information is defined as information contained in an educational record of a student which would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. 

McDowell County Schools has designated the following information as directory information:

·         Student’s name

·         Family structure

·         Address

·         Grade level

·         Email address

·         Telephone listing

·         Date and place of birth

·         Major field of study

·         Participation in classroom activities and officially recognized school activities and sports (including photographs and/or videos)

·         Weight and height of members of athletic teams

·         Dates of attendance,

·         Degrees and awards received (including photographs and/or videos)

·         The most recent school attended, and

·         Other similar information. 

 

Releases include, but are not limited to, local/state/national media such as written press, broadcasting and Internet.

Additionally, McDowell County Schools forwards education records, including electronic transcripts, to other agencies or institutions that have requested records and in which the student seeks or intends to enroll, without prior consent of the parents or eligible students.

·         Personally identifiable information about your child can be shared with school officials with legitimate educational interests.

·         Personally identifiable information about your child can be shared with another school at which the student intends to enroll.

·         Personally identifiable information about your child can be shared with state or location educational authorities for auditing or evaluating federal-or-state supported education programs, or enforcing federal laws that relate to those programs.

·         Personally identifiable information about your child can be shared if the school district has designated the information as “directory information.”

 

In addition, two federal laws require local educational agencies receiving assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) to provide military recruiters, upon request, with the following information: names, addresses, and telephone listings- unless parents have advised the school district that they do not want their student's information disclosed without their prior written consent.

A parent or eligible student (18 years of age or older) who does not want McDowell County Schools to disclose directory information from their child's educational records or information to military recruiters, without prior consent, should request in writing, by August 31, 2024 that such information is to be withheld. 

Written requests are to be sent to

Mr. Aaron Lester, Student Services

McDowell County Schools

900 Mount View Rd.

Welch, WV 24801

or by email to rlester@k12.wv.us

 

Parent Rights to Inspect and Review Records

McDowell County Schools, in accordance with FERPA and Policy 4350 guidelines, provides annual notification of parents’ rights to inspect and review their own child’s education records. Parents wishing to inspect their child’s education record will have to submit a written request using a request form available at schools or online. Forms and procedures for viewing records may be found at the following URL:  https://boe.mcdo.k12.wv.us/o/mcs/page/ferpa