{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-402.15","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-402.15","heading":"Parental notification regarding rights to student records and opt-out opportunities.","body":"(a)\tAnnual Parental Notification. - Local boards of education shall annually provide parents, by a method reasonably designed to provide actual notice, information on parental rights under State and federal law with regards to student records and opt-out opportunities for disclosure of directory information as provided under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and notice and opt-in opportunities for surveys covered by G.S. 115C-76.65 and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, 20 U.S.C. § 1232h.\n(b)\tNotice Content. - The notice shall include information on parental rights under State and federal law to:\n(1)\tInspect and review education records.\n(2)\tSeek to amend inaccurate education records.\n(3)\tProvide written consent prior to disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records, except as otherwise provided by law. Information shall be included on disclosure of directory information and parental rights to opt out of disclosure of directory information.\n(4)\tFile a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.\n(5)\tReceive notice and the opportunity to opt in prior to the participation of the student in a protected information survey under G.S. 115C-76.65 and 20 U.S.C. § 1232h. (2014-50, s. 2; 2023-106, s. 2(e).)","path":["Chapter 115C. Elementary and Secondary Education.","SUBCHAPTER VI. STUDENTS.","Article 29. Protective Provisions and Maintenance of Student Records."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_115C/GS_115C-402.15.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:42Z","sha256":"c1585b7b1678941e4860af68d52d4ad9bd431d01276207eb3b1a8ae4742373fa","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-402.14","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-115c-403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}