This appendix contains selected state laws that seem to be applicable to the area of privacy of student records and general data transmission security. The lists are provided for the reader to use as a starting place for research. The lists for each state are not exhaustive, and we do not guarantee that the statutes are current.  However, they do give readers an idea of the kinds of statutes that states may have on their books. 


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NORTH CAROLINA

 

General State Laws, Regulations and Policies: URL, citation and summary

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

chp007b.html

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-302 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Access to confidential information regarding juveniles.

Summary: See (e) regarding providing access to confidential information in juvenile records to the extent permitted by federal law.


http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

chp007b.html

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3100 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Disclosure of information regarding juveniles.

Summary: See all of statute which discusses under what conditions confidential information regarding juveniles can be released.


http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-208.29 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Access to registration information of juveniles.

Summary: See all of statute which states that the registration information of a juvenile is not available for public inspection, nor can it be made public via the Internet, and the information can only be released to law enforcement agencies.



Education State Laws, Regulations, and Policies: URL, citation and summary

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-47 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Attendance records; local boards of education.

Summary: See (9) which stipulates that if inaccurate school attendance records are being kept, the board concerned must immediately take action to establish and maintain correct records.


http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-114 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Records; privacy.

Summary: See all of statute regarding the release and maintenance of student records.


http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

chp115c.html

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-174.13 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Student test scores; public records exemption.

Summary: See all of statute which states that any written material that identifies the statewide test scores of individual students is not a public record and shall not be made public except as

permitted under the Family Educational and Privacy Rights Act of 1974.


http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

chp115c.html

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-307 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Duties of teachers; student records.

Summary: See (g) which stipulates that it is a misdemeanor for a teacher to make or procure any false reports or records of, among other things, student daily attendance.


http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

chp115c.html

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-321 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Confidential information in personnel records; access to information.

Summary: See all of statute which states that all information in school employee personnel records is confidential and can only be inspected by the persons listed in the statute.


http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

chp115c.html

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-401 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Student records; school counselor information.

Summary: See all of statute which states that information regarding a student which is given to a school counselor is privileged and confidential.


http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

chp115c.html

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-402 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Student records; maintenance, contents, and confidentiality.

Summary: See all of statute which discusses the maintenance and contents of student records and the third paragraph which states that the official record of each student is not a public record.


http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

chp115c.html

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-403 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Student records; flagging records of missing children.

Summary: See all of statute which discusses the handling of a student's record which is flagged, meaning the child has been reported missing.


http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/statutes/statutes_in_html/

chp115c.html

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-404 (General Statutes of North Carolina)

Student records; use of juvenile court information.

Summary: See all of statute which describes the handling of juvenile court records, which are confidential and are not public records.


 

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