506.04 - Student Library Circulation Records

Student library circulation records are designed to be used internally to assist in the orderly administration  of the school district libraries. As a general rule, student library circulation records are considered  confidential records and will not be released without parental consent. Individuals who may access such  records include a student's parents, the student, authorized licensed employees, authorized government  officials from the U.S. Comptroller General, the Secretary of Education, the Commissioner and Director  of the National Institute of Education, and the Assistant Secretary for Education and State Education  Department. Appropriate authorities in a health or safety emergency may access the student's library  circulation records without the approval or the notification of the student's parents. Parents may not  access records, without the student's permission, of a student who has reached the age of majority or who  is attending a post-secondary educational institution unless the student is considered a dependent for tax  purposes.

It is the teacher-librarian's responsibility, as the person maintaining the student library circulation records,  to approve requests for access to student library circulation records. Students' library circulation records  may be accessed during the regular business hours of the school district. If copies of documents are  requested, a fee for such copying may be charged.

 

 

Legal Reference: 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (2012).
                                     34 C.F.R. Pt. 99 (2012).
                                     Iowa Code §§ 22 (2013).
                                     281 I.A.C. 12.3(4), (12).
                                     1980 Op. Att'y Gen. 720, 825.

Cross Reference: 506 Education Records

Approved: 7/18/2016, 9/20/2021, 9/16/2024
Reviewed: 9/16/2024
Revised: 8/19/2024