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School board reviews guidance on handling immigration enforcement and student records
Summary
Board members discussed AASA guidance and FERPA limits after receiving an alert about immigration enforcement at schools; no formal policy change was adopted and staff said they would follow the protocol in the packet and seek clarification if an incident arises.
RSU 40/MSAD 40 school board members discussed guidance from the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) and federal student-privacy law after an alert about the possibility that immigration enforcement agents could come to a school seeking a student.
Board members were told the district must follow the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and would require legal documentation such as a warrant before releasing education records. A staff member presenting the packet said: “Through FERPA, student privacy is protected so that we're not allowed to share information about students.”
The packet…
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