§ 17:112 — Student academic and disciplinary records; transfer; parental rights

§112. Student academic and disciplinary records; transfer; parental rights
A.(1)(a) The principal of a public elementary or secondary school shall provide for
the transfer of the education records of any current or former student at his school upon the
written request of any authorized person on behalf of a public or nonpublic elementary or
secondary school, whether within or outside of the state of Louisiana, where such student has
become enrolled or is seeking enrollment.
(b) The principal of a public elementary or secondary school shall provide for the
transfer of the education records of any current or former student at his school upon the
written request of any authorized person on behalf of an educational facility operated within
any correctional or health facility, whether within or outside of the state of Louisiana, where
such student has become enrolled or is seeking enrollment.
(2) The transfer of such records, whether by mail or otherwise, shall occur not later
than ten business days from the date of receipt of the written request as provided in
Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.
B. The principal shall include in the transferred records the student's full school
disciplinary record, including but not limited to the dates of any suspension or expulsion and
the reasons for which the student was suspended or expelled.
C. No education record of any student may be withheld as the result of lack of
payment of any fine, debt, or other outstanding obligation.
D. An education record of a student may be inspected by the student or his or her
parents in accordance with the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.

Legislative History

Acts 2001, No. 315, §1, eff. June 6, 2001; Acts 2009, No. 142, §1; Acts 2025, No. 181, §1.