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Arizona Privacy of School Records Laws<\/h1>\n
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The privacy of a student’s school records is a matter of some debate among teachers, parents, and school administrators. For example, many teachers believe that certain critical evaluations meant to be shared internally between colleagues (such as "warnings" to other teachers about behavior problems) may cause issues if accessed by parents. In Arizona, school records are not open to public inspection and communications with counselors are considered privileged. The state does, however, allow parents and students over the age of eighteen to obtain school records upon request. Below is a chart and discussion of laws regarding the privacy of school records in Arizona.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Code Section<\/td>\r\n15-141<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Who Has Access to School Records?<\/td>\r\nGoverned by FERPA; Department of Juvenile Corrections has access to any pupil referred.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>
Penalty for Violation of School Record Privacy Laws<\/td>\r\nInjunctive or special relief by Superior Court<\/td>\r\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\r\n

Code Section 15-141<\/h2>\r\n

The Arizona law that governs access to school records is Arizona Revised Statues section 15-141<\/a>. That code section incorporates the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which is a federal law that dictates when school records may be released.    <\/p>\r\n

Access to School Records<\/h2>\r\n

Each year, schools must notify parents and students of their rights under FERPA<\/a>. FERPA provides parents and students over the age of eighteen with the following rights:<\/p>\r\n