D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E2606
The student's cumulative record folder shall be maintained by the D.C. Public Schools and may only be destroyed seventy-five (75) years following the student's graduation, transfer, or withdrawal from the school system.
During the time a student is enrolled in a school, the principal or his or her designee shall periodically review and destroy misleading, outdated or irrelevant information contained in the cumulative record folder; provided, that the adult student and his or her parent are notified in writing and are given an opportunity to receive the information or a copy of it prior to its destruction. A copy of a notice shall be placed in the cumulative record folder.
Document(s) other than those in the cumulative record folder, shall be destroyed five (5) years after the student transfers, graduates, or withdraws from the school system. However, documents related to suspensions shall be destroyed at the end of the school year immediately following the conclusion of the suspension period, as required by § 2504.7 of this title.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E2606