§ 42-28.8-7. School records — Flagging required.
(a) Upon notification by the missing children's information center of a person's disappearance,
the commissioner of education shall cause any school in which the person is currently
or was previously enrolled to flag the record of that person in such a manner that
whenever a copy of or information regarding the record is requested, the school shall
be alerted to the fact that the record is that of a missing person.
(b) In response to any inquiry, the school shall not provide a copy of the school records
or other information concerning the person whose record
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§ 42-28.8-7. School records — Flagging required.
(a) Upon notification by the missing children's information center of a person's disappearance,
the commissioner of education shall cause any school in which the person is currently
or was previously enrolled to flag the record of that person in such a manner that
whenever a copy of or information regarding the record is requested, the school shall
be alerted to the fact that the record is that of a missing person.
(b) In response to any inquiry, the school shall not provide a copy of the school records
or other information concerning the person whose record is flagged pursuant to this
section except as approved by the missing children's information center.
(c) When a copy of the school record of a person whose record has been flagged is requested
in person, the school personnel accepting the request shall immediately notify their
supervisor. The person making the request shall complete a form supplying the person's
name, address, telephone number, social security number, and relationship to the missing
person and the name, address, and birth date of the missing person. The driver's license
of the person making the request, if available, shall be photocopied and returned
to the person. The person shall be informed that a copy of the records shall be mailed
to the person. The school personnel shall note the physical description of the person
making the request, and, upon the latter's departure from the school's office, his
or her supervisor shall immediately notify the missing children's information center
as to the request and the information obtained pursuant to this section. The school
shall retain the form completed by the person making the request unless the missing
children's information center requests otherwise.
(d) When a copy of the school records of a person whose record has been flagged is requested
in writing, the school personnel receiving the request shall immediately notify his
or her supervisor. The supervisor shall immediately notify the local law enforcement
authority or the missing children's information center as to the request and shall
provide a copy of the written request. The school shall retain the original written
request unless otherwise requested by the missing children's information center.