Board adopts revised student‑records policy that expands electronic data protections

Jan 6, 2026

After staff described changes to align Policy 90‑50 with electronic data and FERPA interpretations and after board members requested written responses to public testimony, the board adopted the revised student‑records and confidentiality policy by a 7‑0 vote.

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Staff presenters outlined the revised Policy 90‑50 on student records and confidentiality, stressing updates to cover electronic data, renaming categories, including board members among school‑system officials, and adding references to the McKinney‑Vento Act and other policies. Cindy Schollmeyer and colleagues described procedural changes such as keeping principals' volunteer lists and clarifying when parents are informed about record destruction.

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