Georgia § 20-2-720 - Inspection of students' records by parents.

§ 20-2-720. Inspection of students' records by parents.

No local school system, whether county, independent, or area, shall have a policy of denying, or which effectively prevents, the parents of students who are in attendance at or who have been enrolled in any facility within such system the right to inspect and review the education records of their child. A parent shall be entitled to inspect and review only information relating to his or her own child and if any material or document in a child's record includes information on another student, such information regarding any other student shall not be made available for inspection or review except to the parents of that student. Both parents of a child shall be entitled to inspect and review the education records of their child or to be provided information concerning their child's progress. Information concerning a child's education record shall not be withheld from the noncustodial parent unless a court order has specifically removed the right of the noncustodial parent to such information or unless parental rights have been terminated. For purposes of this Code section, "education records" shall include attendance reports and records. (Code 1981, § 20-2-720 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 531, § 1; Ga. L. 2004, p. 107, § 11C.) Editor's notes. - The former subpart, consisting of Code Section 20-2-720, was based on Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, §§ 89, 166; Code 1933, §§ 32-914, 32-1020; Ga. L. 1969, p. 838, §§ 1, 2, and was repealed by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1657, § 2, effective July 1, 1986. Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Procedural safeguards/parent rights, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Education, Special Education, Sec. 160-4-7-.09.