Current through December 10, 2024
Section 7-34-F-300.613 - Access rights(a) Each participating agency must permit parents to inspect and review any education records relating to their children that are collected, maintained, or used by the agency under this part. The agency must comply with a request without unnecessary delay and before any meeting regarding an IEP, or any hearing pursuant to §300.507 or §§300.530 through 300.532, or resolution session pursuant to §300.510, and in no case more than forty-five (45) days after the request has been made.(b) The right to inspect and review education records under this section includes (1) The right to a response from a participating agency to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the records;(2) The right to request that the agency provide copies of the records containing the information if failure to provide those copies would effectively prevent the parents from exercising the right to inspect and review the records; and(3) The right to have a representative of the parent inspect and review the records after providing written authorization to the agency.(c) An agency may presume that the parent has authority to inspect and review the records relating to his or her child unless the agency has been advised that parent does not have the authority under applicable State laws governing such matters as guardianship, separation, and divorce.7 Miss. Code. R. 34-F-300.613