34 CFR §99.7
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- (a)
- (1)Each educational agency or institution shall annually notify parents of students currently in attendance, or eligible students currently in attendance, of their rights under the Act and this part.
- (2)The notice must inform parents or eligible students that they have the right to—
- (i)Inspect and review the student's education records;
- (ii)Seek amendment of the student's education records that the parent or eligible student believes to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights;
- (iii)Consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that the Act and § 99.31 authorize disclosure without consent; and
- (iv)File with the Department a complaint under §§ 99.63 and 99.64 concerning alleged failures by the educational agency or institution to comply with the requirements of the Act and this part.
- (3)The notice must include all of the following:
- (i)The procedure for exercising the right to inspect and review education records.
- (ii)The procedure for requesting amendment of records under § 99.20.
- (iii)If the educational agency or institution has a policy of disclosing education records under § 99.31(a)(1), a specification of criteria for determining who constitutes a school official and what constitutes a legitimate educational interest.
- (b)An educational agency or institution may provide this notice by any means that are reasonably likely to inform the parents or eligible students of their rights.