{ "date": "2026-10-09", "base": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy", "sources": { "ferpa": { "url": "https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/ferpa", "title": "FERPA statute and regulations", "date": "Current text reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "Official primary record", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "ppra": { "url": "https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/faq/what-protection-pupil-rights-amendment-ppra", "title": "SPPO: PPRA overview, consent, inspection and opt-out rights", "date": "Current text reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "Official primary record", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "complaint": { "url": "https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/file-a-complaint", "title": "SPPO: File a complaint", "date": "Current instructions reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "Official primary record", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "augDcl": { "url": "https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/sites/default/files/resource_document/file/SPPO%20Back%20to%20School%20DCL_August2026_Final508.pdf", "title": "SPPO back-to-school letter", "date": "2026-08-26", "kind": "Federal agency interpretation", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "mirabelli": { "url": "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a810_b97d.pdf", "title": "Mirabelli v. Bonta, No. 25A810, emergency order and opinions", "date": "2026-03-02", "kind": "Court order", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "docket": { "url": "https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=%2Fdocket%2Fdocketfiles%2Fhtml%2Fpublic%2F25a810.html", "title": "Supreme Court docket 25A810", "date": "Reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "Official docket", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "calaw": { "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1955", "title": "California AB 1955 enacted text", "date": "2024; effective 2025-01-01", "kind": "State statute", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "cde": { "url": "https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/pl/prism.asp", "title": "California Department of Education: PRISM and Mirabelli notice", "date": "Notice added 2026-03-04", "kind": "State agency guidance", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "kslaw": { "url": "https://kslegislature.gov/b2023_24/laws/072_000_0000_chapter/072_063_0000_article/072_063_0016_section/072_063_0016_k/", "title": "Kansas K.S.A. 72-6316: student surveys", "date": "Current text reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "State statute", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "fl": { "url": "https://leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099%2F1001%2FSections%2F1001.42.html", "title": "Florida Statutes 1001.42, including subsection (8)(c)", "date": "2026 statute", "kind": "State statute", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "flrecords": { "url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/1002.22", "title": "Florida Statutes 1002.22: education records", "date": "2026 statute", "kind": "State statute", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "wa": { "url": "https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=28A.605.005", "title": "Washington RCW 28A.605.005: parent rights", "date": "Current text, including 2025 amendments", "kind": "State statute", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "waresponse": { "url": "https://ospi.k12.wa.us/about-ospi/news-center/news-releases/state-superintendent-chris-reykdals-statement-todays-sham-announcement-trump-white-house", "title": "Washington OSPI response to federal action", "date": "2026-07-30", "kind": "State agency response", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "md": { "url": "https://marylandpublicschools.org/about/Documents/DSFSS/SSSP/LGBTQIA-Guidance-A.pdf", "title": "MSDE Safe and Supportive Schools for All Students", "date": "2026-04", "kind": "State guidance; recommendations", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "mi": { "url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(0ukvi20crnoigg505wcfi3ef))/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-chap380.pdf", "title": "Michigan Revised School Code, 380.1137 and 380.1137a", "date": "Current compilation reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "State statute", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "miferpa": { "url": "https://www.michigan.gov/mde/-/media/Project/Websites/mde/Memos/2026/06/Annual-FERPA-Memo.pdf", "title": "Michigan annual FERPA memo", "date": "2026-06-25", "kind": "State agency guidance", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "ma": { "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr23.html?section=all", "title": "Massachusetts 603 CMR 23.00: student records", "date": "Amended 2026-01-27", "kind": "State regulation", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "maguidance": { "url": "https://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/lgbtq/genderidentity.html", "title": "Massachusetts guidance on gender identity and student records", "date": "Current page reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "State agency guidance", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "co24": { "url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1039", "title": "Colorado HB24-1039: nonlegal name changes", "date": "Signed 2024-04-29", "kind": "Enacted state law", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "co25": { "url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB25-1312", "title": "Colorado HB25-1312: legal protections for transgender individuals", "date": "Signed 2025-05-16", "kind": "Enacted state law", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "ksfind": { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-finds-four-kansas-school-districts-violated-federal-law", "title": "ED findings involving four Kansas school districts", "date": "2026-04-17", "kind": "Agency findings announcement", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "ksresolve": { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/trump-administration-announces-additional-actions-protect-parental-rights-kansas", "title": "ED: Topeka agreement and Olathe/Shawnee Mission enforcement", "date": "2026-08-25", "kind": "Agency announcement; signed agreement reported", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "kckcomplaint": { "url": "https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1459841/dl?inline=", "title": "United States v. USD 500: filed complaint, 2:26-cv-02519", "date": "2026-09-01", "kind": "Filed court pleading; allegations", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "kckrelease": { "url": "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-kansas-city-kansas-public-schools-stop-secret-gender-transitions", "title": "DOJ announcement of Kansas City, Kansas lawsuit", "date": "2026-09-01", "kind": "Litigant announcement", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "kckrecords": { "url": "https://www.kckschools.org/community/records-requests", "title": "KCKPS records request routes", "date": "Reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "District procedure", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "topeka": { "url": "https://www.topekapublicschools.net/about_us/policies_and_regulations/8000_-_students", "title": "Topeka student policy and regulation index", "date": "Reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "District policy index", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "olathe": { "url": "https://www.olatheschools.org/discover-olathe/news-information/department-of-education-investigation", "title": "Olathe investigation correspondence and replacement guidance", "date": "Correspondence through 2026 reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "District response and reproduced records", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "smsd": { "url": "https://www.smsd.org/about/public-notices/ferpa-annual-notification-of-rights", "title": "Shawnee Mission FERPA annual notification", "date": "Reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "District procedure", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "july27": { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/trump-administration-cracks-down-school-districts-secretly-transitioning-students-and-hiding-it-parents", "title": "ED actions concerning Anne Arundel and Ann Arbor", "date": "2026-07-27", "kind": "Agency announcement", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "aacps": { "url": "https://aacpsschools.org/aacpsboardpolicies/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/FINAL-JQ-RA-2026.pdf", "title": "AACPS JQ-RA: Safe and Inclusive Environments for LGBTQ+ Students", "date": "Revised 2026-08-18", "kind": "District administrative regulation", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "aacpsrecords": { "url": "https://www.aacps.org/page/public-records-requests", "title": "AACPS public information and student records routing", "date": "Reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "District procedure", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "aaps": { "url": "https://go.boarddocs.com/mi/aaps/Board.nsf/goto?id=AM2JMS4B8DCF&open=", "title": "AAPS Policy 5011: Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students", "date": "Adopted 2017-06-28; reauthorized 2018-12-05; adjustment 2024-09-25", "kind": "District policy; official indexed text", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "aapsstandstill": { "url": "https://a2schools.community.highbond.com/document/75f564d3-5ebe-42f2-abb0-920cb2ca5e5b/", "title": "AAPS revised proposed board resolution re standstill", "date": "2026-10-07", "kind": "Official board draft; vote fields blank", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "burlington": { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-finds-burlington-public-schools-violated-federal-parental-rights-laws-ignoring-parent-requests-opt-children-out-of", "title": "ED Burlington PPRA finding and proposed resolution", "date": "2026-07-29", "kind": "Agency finding announcement", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "burlsurveys": { "url": "https://www.burlingtonpublicschools.org/students___families/screenings___surveys", "title": "Burlington screenings and surveys", "date": "Reviewed 2026-10-09", "kind": "District procedure", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "betheldenver": { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-investigates-districts-washington-and-colorado-protect-parental-rights-laws-and-uphold-title-ix", "title": "ED investigations of Bethel and Denver", "date": "2026-07-28", "kind": "Investigation announcement", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "northborough": { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/trump-administration-investigates-massachusetts-school-district-allegedly-transitioning-student-without-parents-knowledge", "title": "ED Northborough-Southborough investigation", "date": "2026-09-17", "kind": "Investigation announcement", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "lausd": { "url": "https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-department-education-and-us-department-justice-reaffirm-parents-are-not-terrorists-and", "title": "ED/DOJ parental-rights action and LAUSD announcement", "date": "2026-10-05", "kind": "Agency enforcement announcement", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "ospi": { "url": "https://www.ed.gov/media/document/ocr-letter-superintendent-reykdal-april-30-2025-109938.pdf", "title": "Federal investigation letter to Washington OSPI", "date": "2025-04-30", "kind": "Agency letter", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "middleton": { "url": "https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/resources/letter-middleton-cross-plains", "title": "SPPO letter to Middleton Cross Plains", "date": "2025-04", "kind": "Official finding letter resource", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "mahmoud": { "url": "https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/24-297_4f14.pdf", "title": "Mahmoud v. Taylor, 24-297", "date": "2025-06-27", "kind": "Court opinion", "verified": "2026-10-09" }, "chino": { "url": "https://faith-freedom.com/california-court-restores-parental-rights-in-chino-valley-limiting-state-secrecy-policies/", "title": "Chino Valley counsel's account of September ruling", "date": "2026-09", "kind": "Litigant account; underlying order still needed", "verified": "2026-10-09" } }, "states": [ { "state": "California", "slug": "california", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/states/california.html", "verified": "2026-10-09", "scope": "Focused audit of the cited laws and guidance; not an exhaustive state-law inventory", "statute": "AB 1955; Education Code 220.3 and 220.5", "status": "Enacted; application subject to litigation", "effective": "2025-01-01", "notification": "Notification conditional", "preferredName": "Local rules and court relief must be read together", "pronoun": "See Mirabelli parent subclasses; no nationwide rule", "genderPlan": "Maintained records directly related to a student may be FERPA education records", "recordsAccess": "FERPA inspection rights apply; AB 1955 is not a categorical exception", "curriculum": "Specific state inspection provisions not separately audited; federal PPRA baseline applies", "surveyConsent": "PPRA baseline; consult August 26 agency interpretation", "surveyOptOut": "PPRA notice and opt-out provisions apply where applicable", "grades": "K–12 public-school context; confirm each provision's coverage", "abuseException": "Do not treat generalized privacy concerns as a blanket FERPA exception; applicable child-abuse law remains relevant", "emancipatedException": "FERPA rights transfer at 18 or attendance at a postsecondary institution", "discretion": "AB 1955 restricts requiring disclosure without student consent, except as required by state or federal law", "guidance": "CDE March 4 notice addresses Mirabelli and the employee stay", "litigation": "Mirabelli appeal; emergency relief granted in part", "injunction": "Parents' relief restored for covered California subclasses; teachers' relief remains stayed", "sourceDate": "2026-03-04", "sources": [ "calaw", "cde", "mirabelli", "ferpa" ], "summary": "California's law restricts mandatory disclosure rules. Its text includes a state/federal-law exception. The Supreme Court's emergency action partially restored relief for covered parents, so neither a blanket disclosure prohibition nor a nationwide notification command describes the current record.", "answers": [ [ "Does AB 1955 prohibit every disclosure to parents?", "No. The law addresses rules requiring disclosure without student consent and preserves disclosures required by state or federal law. Records access and affirmative notification are separate questions." ], [ "Does Mirabelli cover all U.S. schools?", "No. Read the California parent subclasses and injunction terms. The March emergency order did not resolve a nationwide merits case." ] ] }, { "state": "Kansas", "slug": "kansas", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/states/kansas.html", "verified": "2026-10-09", "scope": "Focused audit of the cited laws and guidance; not an exhaustive state-law inventory", "statute": "K.S.A. 72-6316", "status": "Effective", "effective": "Current codified survey law; original effective date not re-audited", "notification": "State rule not determined in this audit", "preferredName": "District guidance and federal enforcement differ", "pronoun": "District-specific review required", "genderPlan": "Topeka agreement bars new plans; KCK complaint challenges alleged practices", "recordsAccess": "FERPA maximum 45 days; local procedures differ", "curriculum": "No separate statewide inspection deadline verified here", "surveyConsent": "Written parent consent for covered K–12 nonacademic surveys on personal/family values, beliefs or practices", "surveyOptOut": "Student may refuse; parent notice no more than four months before covered survey", "grades": "K–12 school-day surveys within statutory scope", "abuseException": "Emergency assessment for a credible suicide threat is an express survey exception", "emancipatedException": "Eligible-student FERPA rules are separate from state survey-consent text", "discretion": "Covered surveys cannot demand prohibited personally identifying information", "guidance": "Federal findings against four districts do not establish a single statewide preferred-name policy", "litigation": "United States v. USD 500 filed September 1, 2026", "injunction": "No granted relief established by the filed complaint alone", "sourceDate": "2026-09-01", "sources": [ "kslaw", "ksfind", "ksresolve", "kckcomplaint" ], "summary": "Kansas provides a distinct state survey-consent model. The four district enforcement matters have diverged: Topeka reached an agreement, Kansas City faces a filed federal lawsuit, and Olathe and Shawnee Mission face announced enforcement.", "answers": [ [ "Are all four Kansas districts in the same lawsuit?", "No. The verified DOJ complaint names Kansas City, Kansas USD 500. The other matters have different procedural statuses." ], [ "Is an opt-out enough for every Kansas survey?", "No. K.S.A. 72-6316 requires prior written consent for surveys within its defined scope. Obtain the actual survey and notice." ] ] }, { "state": "Florida", "slug": "florida", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/states/florida.html", "verified": "2026-10-09", "scope": "Focused audit of the cited laws and guidance; not an exhaustive state-law inventory", "statute": "Florida Statutes 1001.42(8)(c); 1002.22", "status": "Effective", "effective": "2026 codified text reviewed; several provisions have different enactment histories", "notification": "Notification conditional", "preferredName": "Specific local preferred-name forms not audited", "pronoun": "Do not infer a pronoun rule from the records statute", "genderPlan": "Evaluate maintained records under FERPA and 1002.22", "recordsAccess": "1002.22 protects access consistent with FERPA", "curriculum": "State parental participation procedures in 1001.42; request the local process", "surveyConsent": "Parent permission for covered K–3 wellbeing questionnaires/health screenings; other surveys require separate PPRA/state analysis", "surveyOptOut": "PPRA notice/opt-out where applicable", "grades": "K–12 generally; questionnaire provision specifically K–3", "abuseException": "1001.42 allows withholding under its reasonably-prudent-person abuse, abandonment or neglect condition", "emancipatedException": "FERPA eligible-student transfer rules apply", "discretion": "Notification duties concern specified changes in student services or monitoring, with statutory exceptions", "guidance": "Use current codified text instead of the original 2022 bill summary", "litigation": "No additional current injunction audited for these specific provisions", "injunction": "Unknown/not located in this focused review", "sourceDate": "2026 codification", "sources": [ "fl", "flrecords", "ferpa", "ppra" ], "summary": "Florida's current statutes pair parental notification provisions with records-access rights and specified exceptions. This page focuses on those provisions rather than using an outdated summary of the original education bill.", "answers": [ [ "Is Florida notification unconditional?", "No. The statute describes covered services and monitoring and an abuse, abandonment or neglect condition. Read the actual trigger and exception." ], [ "Does the K–3 questionnaire rule govern every survey?", "No. Other grades and survey types require analysis of other applicable provisions, including PPRA." ] ] }, { "state": "Washington", "slug": "washington", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/states/washington.html", "verified": "2026-10-09", "scope": "Focused audit of the cited laws and guidance; not an exhaustive state-law inventory", "statute": "RCW 28A.605.005, as amended in 2025", "status": "Effective", "effective": "Current amended text reviewed", "notification": "State rule not determined in this audit", "preferredName": "State guidance and local implementation; federal dispute ongoing", "pronoun": "Federal letter distinguishes proactive notice from maintained-record access", "genderPlan": "Maintained plans can be education records under FERPA", "recordsAccess": "Current RCW specifies access within 45 days; do not use superseded 10-day summaries", "curriculum": "RCW includes rights to review curriculum and instructional materials", "surveyConsent": "PPRA plus specific state/local rules; Bethel matter concerns protected-topic surveys", "surveyOptOut": "Review notice and the actual survey; no universal opt-out rule inferred", "grades": "Public-school parent-rights provisions; confirm statutory scope", "abuseException": "Applicable state safety and child-abuse provisions require individualized review", "emancipatedException": "FERPA eligible-student rights; other state privacy laws may be relevant", "discretion": "State guidance does not remove federal records obligations", "guidance": "OSPI disputes federal characterization in its July 30 response", "litigation": "State/federal conflict and Bethel PPRA investigation tracked separately", "injunction": "No statewide injunction conclusion made here", "sourceDate": "2026-07-30", "sources": [ "wa", "ospi", "waresponse", "betheldenver" ], "summary": "The current Washington parent-rights statute provides a 45-day records timeline. Federal agencies and OSPI disagree about gender-related guidance. An investigation announcement is not a judgment against Washington schools.", "answers": [ [ "Is the Washington records deadline ten days?", "The current RCW reviewed here says 45 days. Older summaries of Initiative 2081 can describe superseded text." ], [ "Does the federal letter say FERPA requires proactive pronoun notice?", "The April 30, 2025 letter expressly distinguishes affirmative notification from the right to inspect maintained education records." ] ] }, { "state": "Maryland", "slug": "maryland", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/states/maryland.html", "verified": "2026-10-09", "scope": "Focused audit of the cited laws and guidance; not an exhaustive state-law inventory", "statute": "MSDE April 2026 guidance; COMAR student-record framework", "status": "Guidance issued; district regulation revised", "effective": "Guidance dated April 2026; not an enacted notification statute", "notification": "Notification conditional", "preferredName": "MSDE recommends student/parent conferences; AACPS JQ-RA provides local procedure", "pronoun": "Guidance recommends requested names/pronouns; local policy controls implementation subject to law", "genderPlan": "AACPS regulation calls for work with student and parents, subject to stated safety concerns", "recordsAccess": "MSDE says official records, including gender information, must be disclosed on parent request", "curriculum": "Local inspection procedure should be obtained; Mahmoud concerns particular religious-exercise claims", "surveyConsent": "PPRA baseline; separate local consent procedure not fully audited", "surveyOptOut": "PPRA where applicable; curriculum opt-outs are a distinct question", "grades": "Public K–12 guidance", "abuseException": "Guidance addresses parents who would engage in abuse; follow applicable child-abuse law", "emancipatedException": "FERPA eligible-student rules apply", "discretion": "MSDE document describes suggestions for local policy, not a uniform statute", "guidance": "April 2026 guidance cites Mirabelli; older 2015 guidance is not used as current authority", "litigation": "Mahmoud is distinct from FERPA; AACPS agency finding is not a judgment", "injunction": "No statewide FERPA injunction established here", "sourceDate": "2026-08-18", "sources": [ "md", "aacps", "july27", "mahmoud" ], "summary": "Maryland's April 2026 guidance expressly recognizes parent access to official records, including sensitive gender-related information. Anne Arundel revised its regulation on August 18, adding an express FERPA access safeguard.", "answers": [ [ "Does Maryland guidance ban parents from seeing gender-related records?", "No. The April 2026 document expressly calls for disclosure of official student records on parental request." ], [ "Is MSDE guidance the same as district policy?", "No. The guidance offers recommendations. AACPS JQ-RA is a separate local administrative regulation." ] ] }, { "state": "Michigan", "slug": "michigan", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/states/michigan.html", "verified": "2026-10-09", "scope": "Focused audit of the cited laws and guidance; not an exhaustive state-law inventory", "statute": "MCL 380.1137 and 380.1137a", "status": "Effective", "effective": "Current compilation reviewed", "notification": "State rule not determined in this audit", "preferredName": "Ann Arbor Policy 5011 under federal scrutiny", "pronoun": "District policy review required", "genderPlan": "FERPA definition governs maintained student-related records", "recordsAccess": "FERPA; personal-protection-order restrictions addressed in 380.1137a", "curriculum": "380.1137 allows review of curriculum, textbooks and teaching materials at reasonable times/places", "surveyConsent": "PPRA baseline; no additional statewide model classified here", "surveyOptOut": "Applicable PPRA notice and opt-out", "grades": "Public-school provisions; confirm individual statutory scope", "abuseException": "Do not override a controlling court or personal protection order", "emancipatedException": "FERPA transfer at 18 or postsecondary attendance", "discretion": "Classroom observation may have reasonable restrictions, including testing", "guidance": "Michigan annual FERPA memo dated June 25, 2026", "litigation": "Ann Arbor demand/standstill process; verified filed DOJ suit not located", "injunction": "Unknown/not located for the Ann Arbor demand", "sourceDate": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "mi", "miferpa", "aaps", "aapsstandstill" ], "summary": "Michigan law provides concrete curriculum-review and observation rights. Ann Arbor's current federal dispute should be read with the October 7 proposed standstill resolution; that draft is not an executed settlement.", "answers": [ [ "Can I review Michigan instructional materials?", "MCL 380.1137 provides review at reasonable times and places. Ask the district for scheduling and the materials used in your child's class." ], [ "Did Ann Arbor sign a final resolution agreement?", "The official October 7 document reviewed is a proposed standstill resolution with blank vote and signature fields. It does not prove an executed final agreement." ] ] }, { "state": "Massachusetts", "slug": "massachusetts", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/states/massachusetts.html", "verified": "2026-10-09", "scope": "Focused audit of the cited laws and guidance; not an exhaustive state-law inventory", "statute": "603 CMR 23.00, especially 23.07", "status": "Effective", "effective": "Latest amendment January 27, 2026", "notification": "State rule not determined in this audit", "preferredName": "DESE gender-identity guidance; local implementation", "pronoun": "Local procedure and state guidance must be read with federal law", "genderPlan": "Name/gender-change information can fall within the student record", "recordsAccess": "As soon as practicable and within 10 days under 23.07; special noncustodial-parent procedures apply", "curriculum": "Specific local inspection arrangements not audited; PPRA baseline applies", "surveyConsent": "PPRA baseline; Burlington and Northborough-Southborough involve different issues", "surveyOptOut": "Burlington finding addresses failure to honor opt-out requests", "grades": "State student-record regulation; eligible student includes age 14 or grade 9 for specified state rights", "abuseException": "Noncustodial access has specific court-order/safety provisions; do not generalize", "emancipatedException": "State eligible-student rights differ from federal FERPA transfer at 18/postsecondary", "discretion": "Read 23.07's special procedures before applying the ordinary timeline", "guidance": "DESE guidance recognizes sensitive information as student records", "litigation": "Burlington agency finding; Northborough-Southborough investigation", "injunction": "No court ruling inferred from either agency announcement", "sourceDate": "2026-09-17", "sources": [ "ma", "maguidance", "burlington", "northborough" ], "summary": "Massachusetts illustrates why a national FERPA guide needs state-specific detail: ordinary state records access has a ten-day limit. Burlington's PPRA finding and Northborough-Southborough's investigation must remain distinct statuses.", "answers": [ [ "Must I always wait 45 days for Massachusetts records?", "No. The ordinary state rule requires access as soon as practicable and within ten days. Special noncustodial-parent procedures can change the process." ], [ "Were both Massachusetts districts found in violation?", "The reviewed federal record reports a Burlington finding and a Northborough-Southborough investigation. They are not equivalent." ] ] }, { "state": "Colorado", "slug": "colorado", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/states/colorado.html", "verified": "2026-10-09", "scope": "Focused audit of the cited laws and guidance; not an exhaustive state-law inventory", "statute": "HB24-1039; HB25-1312", "status": "Enacted", "effective": "HB24-1039 signed/effective April 29, 2024; HB25-1312 signed May 16, 2025 (check provision-specific operation)", "notification": "State rule not determined in this audit", "preferredName": "Student request controls under HB24-1039's defined nonlegal-name framework", "pronoun": "Do not infer a pronoun rule from the chosen-name statute", "genderPlan": "FERPA maintained-record test applies", "recordsAccess": "Federal FERPA inspection rights remain relevant", "curriculum": "No separate statewide inspection timetable classified here", "surveyConsent": "PPRA; Denver investigation concerns alleged protected-topic questioning", "surveyOptOut": "Assess actual survey and applicable PPRA requirements", "grades": "Public schools within enacted bills' scope", "abuseException": "No categorical abuse exception inferred from these chosen-name provisions", "emancipatedException": "Federal eligible-student transfer rules apply", "discretion": "Schools must have a written name-change policy; 2025 law addresses inclusive policy coverage", "guidance": "Enrolled/enacted bills used; proposed amendments are not treated as law", "litigation": "Denver PPRA investigation; separate OCR Title IX matter", "injunction": "No statewide injunction status verified for these name provisions", "sourceDate": "2026-07-28", "sources": [ "co24", "co25", "betheldenver", "ferpa" ], "summary": "Colorado's enacted chosen-name provisions require a written school policy. The Denver federal investigation does not itself establish that the district violated PPRA or that the state's statute has been enjoined.", "answers": [ [ "Does a chosen-name policy eliminate FERPA access?", "No such exception is established by the cited laws. Apply the federal maintained-record definition and access rules." ], [ "Is Denver's PPRA investigation a final finding?", "No. The July 28 announcement opens an investigation. Its separate Title IX component should not be merged with PPRA." ] ] } ], "districts": [ { "name": "Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (USD 500)", "slug": "kansas-city-kansas", "state": "Kansas", "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/kansas-city-kansas.html", "published": true, "notification": "Contested in filed lawsuit", "preferredName": "Complaint challenges alleged student-directed name practices; allegation, not judicial fact finding", "pronoun": "Complaint challenges alleged pronoun practices; current controlling policy copy should be requested", "genderPlan": "Complaint challenges alleged records/access and sensitive-question practices under FERPA and PPRA", "records": "KCKPS distinguishes public KORA requests from protected student-record requests. Use the student-record route linked from its records page for a child's education records; ask the school for the custodian and FERPA notice.", "survey": "Obtain the survey, funding information, consent notice and local PPRA policy before choosing a consent or opt-out route.", "curriculum": "Ask the curriculum office for the exact materials and local inspection procedure. Applicable state and PPRA rights are described in the linked guides.", "policyDate": "2024 guidance discussed in complaint; board adoption not established", "board": "September 18, 2017 presentation was described by district counsel as an information item, never adopted. It must not be labeled an enacted board policy.", "response": "The September 2025 joint district response reproduced by Olathe says the 2017 presentation was never adopted or used and identifies separate internal guidance. This predates the September 2026 complaint and is not a verified answer to that complaint.", "court": "Verified filed complaint; no later merits order or hearing deadline located in the reviewed record.", "agreement": "No signed resolution located", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "locality": "Wyandotte County", "policy": "USD 500 Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students Internal Guidance Document; not a verified numbered board policy", "status": "DOJ lawsuit filed", "finding": "Agency finding issued", "lawsuit": "Filed September 1, 2026; 2:26-cv-02519", "sourceDate": "2026-09-01", "sources": [ "kckcomplaint", "kckrelease", "kckrecords", "olathe", "ksfind" ], "summary": "DOJ filed a FERPA/PPRA complaint against USD 500. The filing seeks relief; it does not prove the court granted an injunction or entered judgment. The district's earlier joint response disputes the use of a 2017 presentation as if it were an adopted policy.", "timeline": [ [ "2025-08-14", "Federal investigations announced." ], [ "2026-04-17", "Agency announced findings concerning four Kansas districts." ], [ "2026-09-01", "DOJ filed FERPA/PPRA complaint; pleading recounts July 1 and August 25 administrative determinations." ] ], "parentQuestion": "Can parents request gender-support records?", "parentAnswer": "Request existing maintained records directly related to the child, including relevant plans and communications. Whether a specific item qualifies depends on FERPA's definition and exceptions. The lawsuit does not substitute for a written records request." }, { "name": "Topeka Public Schools (USD 501)", "slug": "topeka", "state": "Kansas", "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/topeka.html", "published": true, "notification": "Records access and corrective measures; no blanket new notification rule inferred", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located in a current controlling policy", "pronoun": "Unknown/not located in a current controlling policy", "genderPlan": "ED says Topeka agreed to stop creating new gender-support plans and provide access to existing plans.", "records": "Use the district's 8000 student-policy index to locate the current records rule and contact the school custodian. Specifically identify existing plans if sought; ED says existing plan access is part of the agreement.", "survey": "Obtain the survey, funding information, consent notice and local PPRA policy before choosing a consent or opt-out route.", "curriculum": "Ask the curriculum office for the exact materials and local inspection procedure. Applicable state and PPRA rights are described in the linked guides.", "policyDate": "Unknown/not located", "board": "An agency announcement of an agreement does not establish a board vote. Vote record not located.", "response": "District-specific signed response and full executed agreement were not located; agency account is explicitly attributed.", "court": "Administrative resolution announced; no court judgment inferred.", "agreement": "Signed agreement reported by ED August 25, 2026; full executed agreement not located", "deadline": "Full signed agreement and precise compliance schedule not located", "locality": "Shawnee County", "policy": "Student policy series 8000; FERPA corrective measures announced in federal resolution", "status": "Resolution agreement signed", "finding": "Agency finding issued", "lawsuit": "No filed DOJ case located in reviewed sources", "sourceDate": "2026-08-25", "sources": [ "ksresolve", "ksfind", "topeka", "kslaw" ], "summary": "ED announced a voluntary FERPA resolution with Topeka on August 25. The announcement describes specific corrective measures. It is not a Title IX settlement or proof that all implementation steps are complete.", "timeline": [ [ "2026-04-17", "Agency finding announced." ], [ "2026-08-25", "ED announced agreement: stop new plans, allow access to old plans, rescind conflicting guidance and train staff using SPPO-approved materials." ] ], "parentQuestion": "Has Topeka finished every corrective action?", "parentAnswer": "Completion was not established by the announcement. Ask for the executed agreement, implementation notices and any closure letter. A signed agreement and completed compliance are distinct." }, { "name": "Olathe Public Schools (USD 233)", "slug": "olathe", "state": "Kansas", "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/olathe.html", "published": true, "notification": "No blanket notification rule established by replacement records guidance", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located in a current controlling policy", "pronoun": "Unknown/not located in a current controlling policy", "genderPlan": "Olathe states it has not maintained a separate gender-identity education record. This is the district's position, not an independent implementation audit.", "records": "Replacement guidance says the district provides parents access to maintained education records and includes FERPA access in annual staff orientation. Ask the school records custodian for the full file and current procedure.", "survey": "Obtain the survey, funding information, consent notice and local PPRA policy before choosing a consent or opt-out route.", "curriculum": "Ask the curriculum office for the exact materials and local inspection procedure. Applicable state and PPRA rights are described in the linked guides.", "policyDate": "Replacement supplied April 16, 2026", "board": "Correspondence identifies internal guidance, not a verified numbered board policy or newly counted board vote.", "response": "Olathe denies violations, says prior guidance was rescinded, and argues the findings misrepresent its practices. Read both the district correspondence and agency announcement.", "court": "No court judgment established by the cited agency materials.", "agreement": "No signed agreement located; ED says proposed agreement not accepted", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "locality": "Johnson County", "policy": "Guidance Regarding Athletics, Facilities and Education Records; replacement of informal December 2, 2021 guidance", "status": "Enforcement pending", "finding": "Agency finding issued", "lawsuit": "No filed DOJ lawsuit located", "sourceDate": "2026-08-25", "sources": [ "olathe", "ksfind", "ksresolve", "kslaw" ], "summary": "Olathe posts substantial primary correspondence disputing the federal findings. Its April letter supplied replacement guidance and described staff training and records-access commitments. ED nevertheless announced further enforcement in August.", "timeline": [ [ "2025-09-19", "Joint district response distinguishes informal guidance from adopted policy." ], [ "2026-04-16", "Olathe sent replacement guidance and records-access/training commitments." ], [ "2026-04-17", "Federal findings announced; district disputed them." ], [ "2026-08-25", "ED announced DOJ cooperation on enforcement." ] ], "parentQuestion": "Was Olathe's old guidance still the operative document?", "parentAnswer": "The April 16 district response says prior guidance was rescinded and supplies replacement guidance. The agency disputes compliance; neither side's statement alone proves day-to-day implementation." }, { "name": "Shawnee Mission School District (USD 512)", "slug": "shawnee-mission", "state": "Kansas", "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/shawnee-mission.html", "published": true, "notification": "District-specific; read current status", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located in a current controlling policy", "pronoun": "Unknown/not located in a current controlling policy", "genderPlan": "Apply FERPA's maintained-record definition; local details below", "records": "Submit a written request identifying the records to the school secretary or registrar. The district's annual notice gives a 45-day inspection period. Direct amendment requests to the principal, identifying the disputed part and reasons.", "survey": "Obtain the survey, funding information, consent notice and local PPRA policy before choosing a consent or opt-out route.", "curriculum": "Ask the curriculum office for the exact materials and local inspection procedure. Applicable state and PPRA rights are described in the linked guides.", "policyDate": "Unknown/not located", "board": "No current board vote verified for the informal FAQ.", "response": "The joint district response describes an informal, evolving principals' FAQ rather than a numbered adopted policy and disputes federal allegations. A later district-specific executed resolution was not located.", "court": "No court judgment established by the cited agency materials.", "agreement": "No signed agreement located; ED says proposed agreement not accepted", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "locality": "Johnson County", "policy": "Transgender Student Practices & FAQs (internal guidance); FERPA Annual Notification of Rights", "status": "Enforcement pending", "finding": "Agency finding issued", "lawsuit": "No filed DOJ lawsuit located", "sourceDate": "2026-08-25", "sources": [ "smsd", "olathe", "ksfind", "ksresolve", "kslaw" ], "summary": "Shawnee Mission combines an unresolved federal enforcement matter with a concrete public records-access procedure. Its annual FERPA notice tells parents where to send requests and separately how to seek amendments.", "timeline": [ [ "2025-08-14", "Federal investigation announced." ], [ "2025-09-19", "Joint response describes internal FAQ and disputes allegations." ], [ "2026-04-17", "Agency findings announced." ], [ "2026-08-25", "ED announced further enforcement with DOJ." ] ], "parentQuestion": "Who receives a Shawnee Mission FERPA request?", "parentAnswer": "The current annual notice directs inspection requests to the school secretary or registrar. Use a written request identifying the records and save proof of delivery." }, { "name": "Ann Arbor Public Schools", "slug": "ann-arbor", "state": "Michigan", "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/ann-arbor.html", "published": true, "notification": "Policy under review", "preferredName": "Policy 5011 supports student-requested names; review underway", "pronoun": "Policy 5011 addresses requested pronouns and parent communications; federal agencies challenge confidentiality provisions", "genderPlan": "Apply FERPA's maintained-record definition; local details below", "records": "Michigan FERPA guidance and the district's annual notice should guide the request. Ask for maintained records directly related to the child; a policy-review process does not suspend records-access rights.", "survey": "Obtain the survey, funding information, consent notice and local PPRA policy before choosing a consent or opt-out route.", "curriculum": "MCL 380.1137 provides review at reasonable times and places. Contact the curriculum office to arrange inspection of specific materials.", "policyDate": "Adopted June 28, 2017; reauthorized December 5, 2018; listed adjustment September 25, 2024", "board": "October 7 revised draft has unfilled attendance, vote and signature fields. No vote count is asserted.", "response": "Proposed resolution references the district's September 28 response, an agreement in principle, reserved defenses and board approval before binding changes.", "court": "No court judgment established by the cited agency materials.", "agreement": "Proposed 90-day standstill; executed agreement not verified", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "locality": "Washtenaw County", "policy": "Policy 5011 — Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students", "status": "Information request issued; standstill proposal", "finding": "ED said policy likely violates FERPA; not classified here as a final finding", "lawsuit": "DOJ demand referenced; no verified filed lawsuit", "sourceDate": "2026-10-07", "sources": [ "aaps", "aapsstandstill", "july27", "mi", "miferpa" ], "summary": "The latest official document located is an October 7 proposed resolution supporting a 90-day standstill. It refers to review of Policy 5011 and preserves legal defenses. Blank vote/signature fields mean this copy does not prove final approval or an executed agreement.", "timeline": [ [ "2026-07-27", "ED announced concerns and requested response by August 10." ], [ "2026-09-14", "DOJ letter referenced in official board draft." ], [ "2026-09-28", "District response referenced in the draft." ], [ "2026-10-07", "Revised proposed standstill resolution posted." ] ], "parentQuestion": "Did Ann Arbor reach a final settlement?", "parentAnswer": "Not established by the official draft reviewed. A temporary standstill, a board resolution and a final compliance agreement are different records. The executed document and minutes remain follow-up items." }, { "name": "Burlington Public Schools", "slug": "burlington", "state": "Massachusetts", "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/burlington.html", "published": true, "notification": "Survey notice and parent-choice procedures at issue", "preferredName": "Not the subject of the verified PPRA finding", "pronoun": "Not the subject of the verified PPRA finding", "genderPlan": "No district plan-access conclusion drawn from this survey finding", "records": "Massachusetts ordinarily requires inspection as soon as practicable and within ten days. Request existing notices, consent/opt-out records concerning your child and relevant education records through the school custodian.", "survey": "Read Burlington's Screenings & Surveys page and request the exact instrument, administration date, consent basis, opt-out instructions and confirmation that the student's choice is recorded. Current posted practice does not prove what happened in the investigated event. The district currently describes Wayfinder Waypoints for K–12 and a grades 4–12 climate survey with opt-out options; this posting is not a federal compliance determination.", "curriculum": "Ask the curriculum office for the exact materials and local inspection procedure. Applicable state and PPRA rights are described in the linked guides.", "policyDate": "Unknown/not located", "board": "A current board vote and tally were not located; no vote is inferred from an agency release.", "response": "The current district surveys page is available; a district rebuttal or signed resolution responding to the July finding was not located.", "court": "No court judgment established by the cited agency materials.", "agreement": "Resolution proposed; signed agreement not located", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "locality": "Middlesex County", "policy": "Screenings & Surveys public procedure; exact numbered survey policy not located", "status": "Agency finding issued", "finding": "PPRA finding announced July 29, 2026", "lawsuit": "No DOJ lawsuit located", "sourceDate": "2026-07-29", "sources": [ "burlington", "burlsurveys", "ma", "augDcl", "ppra" ], "summary": "Burlington is a survey-consent and opt-out case. SPPO found that the district required participation despite parental opt-out requests. The public record reviewed describes a proposed resolution, not a signed settlement or court judgment.", "timeline": [ [ "2025-08-25", "SPPO investigation announced." ], [ "2026-07-29", "PPRA finding and proposed resolution announced." ] ], "parentQuestion": "Has Burlington signed the proposed resolution?", "parentAnswer": "A signed agreement was not located in the reviewed records. The finding announcement describes a proposal. That distinction is retained throughout this tracker." }, { "name": "Anne Arundel County Public Schools", "slug": "anne-arundel", "state": "Maryland", "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/anne-arundel.html", "published": true, "notification": "Notification conditional", "preferredName": "JQ-RA D.1 directs requested names; no court order required for everyday address", "pronoun": "JQ-RA D.1 directs requested pronouns; principal communicates with appropriate staff", "genderPlan": "Staff work with students and parents on a support plan unless principal/designee identifies genuine physical, emotional or mental-health safety concerns.", "records": "JQ-RA D.4(d) preserves FERPA inspection of the complete education record and points to JH/JH-RA. Current students should request records through their school; the public-information page separately routes former-student records.", "survey": "Obtain the survey, funding information, consent notice and local PPRA policy before choosing a consent or opt-out route.", "curriculum": "Ask the curriculum office for the exact materials and local inspection procedure. Applicable state and PPRA rights are described in the linked guides.", "policyDate": "Revised August 18, 2026; originally issued June 16, 2021", "board": "The regulation's history establishes an August 18 revision. A board vote is not inferred from an administrative regulation.", "response": "The revised regulation is the district's primary policy response. It expressly states that its confidentiality provisions do not limit FERPA access.", "court": "No court judgment established by the cited agency materials.", "agreement": "No signed federal resolution located", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "locality": "Anne Arundel County", "policy": "JQ-RA — Safe and Inclusive Environments for LGBTQ+ Students; records governed by JH/JH-RA", "status": "Agency finding issued; regulation revised", "finding": "ED FERPA determination announced July 27, 2026", "lawsuit": "No DOJ-filed lawsuit established by July announcement; separate private litigation not fully docket-audited", "sourceDate": "2026-08-18", "sources": [ "aacps", "aacpsrecords", "july27", "md" ], "summary": "The August 18 JQ-RA regulation preserves requested names and pronouns while expressly protecting parent inspection of the complete education record. It is inaccurate to summarize the revised text as a universal parent-consent prerequisite for every preferred name.", "timeline": [ [ "2026-07-27", "ED announced FERPA determination and DOJ enforcement cooperation." ], [ "2026-08-18", "JQ-RA revised with express complete-record access safeguard." ] ], "parentQuestion": "Does the revised regulation require parent permission for every requested name?", "parentAnswer": "The reviewed text says students are to be called by their preferred name and pronoun. Its support-plan and safety provisions and its separate records-access safeguard must also be read; it does not state a universal name-consent condition." }, { "name": "Northborough-Southborough Public Schools", "slug": "northborough-southborough", "state": "Massachusetts", "status": "Investigation opened", "sources": [ "northborough" ], "reason": "Recent FERPA/PPRA matter; obtain response and current policy before a standalone page.", "published": false, "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": null, "policy": "Not fully audited", "notification": "Unknown/not located", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "litigation": "Not fully docket-audited", "sourceDate": "2026-09-17" }, { "name": "Bethel School District", "slug": "bethel", "state": "Washington", "status": "Investigation opened", "sources": [ "betheldenver" ], "reason": "PPRA questioning/consent focus; obtain actual instruments and district response.", "published": false, "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": null, "policy": "Not fully audited", "notification": "Unknown/not located", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "litigation": "Not fully docket-audited", "sourceDate": "2026-07-28" }, { "name": "Denver Public Schools", "slug": "denver", "state": "Colorado", "status": "Investigation opened", "sources": [ "betheldenver" ], "reason": "PPRA matter and separate Title IX inquiry; local policy and response need deeper review.", "published": false, "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": null, "policy": "Not fully audited", "notification": "Unknown/not located", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "litigation": "Not fully docket-audited", "sourceDate": "2026-07-28" }, { "name": "Chino Valley Unified School District", "slug": "chino-valley", "state": "California", "status": "Court order reported; scope not independently verified", "sources": [ "chino" ], "reason": "September 2026 modification reported by counsel; obtain the signed order and current policy before publishing a detailed case page.", "published": false, "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": null, "policy": "Not fully audited", "notification": "Unknown/not located", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "litigation": "Not fully docket-audited", "sourceDate": "2026-09" }, { "name": "Los Angeles Unified School District", "slug": "los-angeles", "state": "California", "status": "Enforcement announced", "sources": [ "lausd" ], "reason": "October 5 federal action is highly current; filed complaint, operative policy and district response not yet established.", "published": false, "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": null, "policy": "Not fully audited", "notification": "Unknown/not located", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "litigation": "Not fully docket-audited", "sourceDate": "2026-10-05" }, { "name": "Escondido Union School District", "slug": "escondido", "state": "California", "status": "Related to Mirabelli litigation", "sources": [ "mirabelli" ], "reason": "Underlying district context documented by the court; need current local implementation records.", "published": false, "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": null, "policy": "Not fully audited", "notification": "Unknown/not located", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "litigation": "Not fully docket-audited", "sourceDate": "2026-03-02" }, { "name": "La Center School District", "slug": "la-center", "state": "Washington", "status": "Referenced in investigation of state agency", "sources": [ "ospi" ], "reason": "Federal letter concerns OSPI's treatment of district policy; do not mislabel La Center as the federal respondent.", "published": false, "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": null, "policy": "Not fully audited", "notification": "Unknown/not located", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "litigation": "Not fully docket-audited", "sourceDate": "2025-04-30" }, { "name": "Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District", "slug": "middleton-cross-plains", "state": "Wisconsin", "status": "Agency letter issued; full outcome not reverified", "sources": [ "middleton" ], "reason": "Official resource concerns records/email and personal notes; obtain the complete letter and current local procedure before publishing an outcome.", "published": false, "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": null, "policy": "Not fully audited", "notification": "Unknown/not located", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "litigation": "Not fully docket-audited", "sourceDate": "2025-04" }, { "name": "Montgomery County Public Schools", "slug": "montgomery-county", "state": "Maryland", "status": "Curriculum litigation; current local posture not fully audited", "sources": [ "mahmoud" ], "reason": "Supreme Court curricular religious-exercise precedent; audit post-remand implementation before a district page.", "published": false, "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": null, "policy": "Not fully audited", "notification": "Unknown/not located", "preferredName": "Unknown/not located", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "litigation": "Not fully docket-audited", "sourceDate": "2025-06-27" } ], "opportunities": [ { "district": "Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (USD 500)", "state": "Kansas", "slug": "kansas-city-kansas", "rank": 1, "score": 96, "published": true, "reason": "Filed DOJ complaint plus district rebuttal history and request routing.", "sources": [ "kckcomplaint", "kckrelease", "kckrecords", "olathe", "ksfind" ] }, { "district": "Ann Arbor Public Schools", "state": "Michigan", "slug": "ann-arbor", "rank": 2, "score": 94, "published": true, "reason": "Current board draft, exact policy and separate agency/district positions.", "sources": [ "aaps", "aapsstandstill", "july27", "mi", "miferpa" ] }, { "district": "Topeka Public Schools (USD 501)", "state": "Kansas", "slug": "topeka", "rank": 3, "score": 93, "published": true, "reason": "Signed resolution with distinct corrective actions.", "sources": [ "ksresolve", "ksfind", "topeka", "kslaw" ] }, { "district": "Anne Arundel County Public Schools", "state": "Maryland", "slug": "anne-arundel", "rank": 4, "score": 92, "published": true, "reason": "Current revised regulation with exact numbered provisions.", "sources": [ "aacps", "aacpsrecords", "july27", "md" ] }, { "district": "Olathe Public Schools (USD 233)", "state": "Kansas", "slug": "olathe", "rank": 5, "score": 91, "published": true, "reason": "Extensive official correspondence and replacement guidance.", "sources": [ "olathe", "ksfind", "ksresolve", "kslaw" ] }, { "district": "Burlington Public Schools", "state": "Massachusetts", "slug": "burlington", "rank": 6, "score": 90, "published": true, "reason": "Distinct PPRA opt-out finding and district survey procedure.", "sources": [ "burlington", "burlsurveys", "ma", "augDcl", "ppra" ] }, { "district": "Los Angeles Unified School District", "state": "California", "slug": "los-angeles", "rank": 7, "score": 89, "published": false, "reason": "October 5 federal action is highly current; filed complaint, operative policy and district response not yet established.", "sources": [ "lausd" ] }, { "district": "Shawnee Mission School District (USD 512)", "state": "Kansas", "slug": "shawnee-mission", "rank": 8, "score": 88, "published": true, "reason": "Active enforcement and specific public FERPA request procedure.", "sources": [ "smsd", "olathe", "ksfind", "ksresolve", "kslaw" ] }, { "district": "Denver Public Schools", "state": "Colorado", "slug": "denver", "rank": 9, "score": 80, "published": false, "reason": "PPRA matter and separate Title IX inquiry; local policy and response need deeper review.", "sources": [ "betheldenver" ] }, { "district": "Northborough-Southborough Public Schools", "state": "Massachusetts", "slug": "northborough-southborough", "rank": 10, "score": 79, "published": false, "reason": "Recent FERPA/PPRA matter; obtain response and current policy before a standalone page.", "sources": [ "northborough" ] }, { "district": "Bethel School District", "state": "Washington", "slug": "bethel", "rank": 11, "score": 78, "published": false, "reason": "PPRA questioning/consent focus; obtain actual instruments and district response.", "sources": [ "betheldenver" ] }, { "district": "Chino Valley Unified School District", "state": "California", "slug": "chino-valley", "rank": 12, "score": 77, "published": false, "reason": "September 2026 modification reported by counsel; obtain the signed order and current policy before publishing a detailed case page.", "sources": [ "chino" ] }, { "district": "Montgomery County Public Schools", "state": "Maryland", "slug": "montgomery-county", "rank": 13, "score": 74, "published": false, "reason": "Supreme Court curricular religious-exercise precedent; audit post-remand implementation before a district page.", "sources": [ "mahmoud" ] }, { "district": "Escondido Union School District", "state": "California", "slug": "escondido", "rank": 14, "score": 70, "published": false, "reason": "Underlying district context documented by the court; need current local implementation records.", "sources": [ "mirabelli" ] }, { "district": "La Center School District", "state": "Washington", "slug": "la-center", "rank": 15, "score": 68, "published": false, "reason": "Federal letter concerns OSPI's treatment of district policy; do not mislabel La Center as the federal respondent.", "sources": [ "ospi" ] }, { "district": "Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District", "state": "Wisconsin", "slug": "middleton-cross-plains", "rank": 16, "score": 65, "published": false, "reason": "Official resource concerns records/email and personal notes; obtain the complete letter and current local procedure before publishing an outcome.", "sources": [ "middleton" ] } ], "cases": [ { "name": "Mirabelli v. Bonta", "slug": "mirabelli-v-bonta", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/cases/mirabelli-v-bonta.html", "state": "California", "docket": "Supreme Court 25A810; S.D. Cal. 3:23-cv-00768; Ninth Circuit 25-8056", "court": "U.S. Supreme Court emergency docket; underlying Ninth Circuit appeal", "status": "Emergency relief granted in part; judgment on appeal", "policy": "California school gender-identity confidentiality and parental participation rules", "plaintiffs": "Parents and teachers; separate claims and relief", "defendants": "California and education officials; see caption and lower-court record", "claims": "Free Exercise Clause and parental substantive due process; distinct teacher claims", "filingDate": "Underlying action 2023; exact filing date not independently re-audited", "preliminary": "The March Supreme Court action reviewed a stay of a permanent injunction, not a new nationwide final merits judgment", "permanent": "District court entered permanent injunctive relief after summary judgment; appeal pending in reviewed record", "appeal": "Ninth Circuit stay partly vacated; full October merits docket not accessible in this audit", "supreme": "March 2, 2026 application granted as to parents; otherwise denied", "granted": "Stay vacated as to parent plaintiffs, restoring covered parent relief while the appeal proceeds", "denied": "Application otherwise denied; teacher relief remained stayed", "scope": "California parent subclasses with religious objections and parents objecting to exclusion from gender-transition decisions. Read the injunction and class definitions; not every parent nationally.", "latestDate": "2026-03-02 Supreme Court order; CDE notice March 4 confirms employee stay", "nextDeadline": "No verified future appellate deadline located", "sources": [ "mirabelli", "docket", "cde", "ferpa" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "summary": "The Supreme Court partly lifted the Ninth Circuit's stay. Its likelihood-of-success reasoning supported the parents at this emergency stage; it did not finally decide all constitutional or FERPA questions nationwide.", "timeline": [ [ "2023", "Underlying parents/teachers action commenced in the Southern District of California." ], [ "2025-12", "District court summary judgment and permanent injunction, as recounted in the Supreme Court opinion." ], [ "2026-01", "Ninth Circuit stayed relief pending appeal, as recounted in the opinion." ], [ "2026-03-02", "Supreme Court vacated the stay as to parents and denied the application otherwise." ], [ "2026-03-04", "CDE added notice addressing the remaining employee stay." ] ], "answers": [ [ "What relief did the Court deny?", "The application was otherwise denied after relief for parents. The emergency action did not restore the teachers' relief." ], [ "Is the emergency order a final nationwide merits ruling?", "No. The order concerns a stay pending appeal. Its constitutional reasoning and operative scope should not be turned into a nationwide judgment resolving every school policy." ], [ "Does this mean FERPA always requires proactive notification?", "That is a different statutory question. FERPA's maintained-record access requirements and the constitutional relief in this case should be analyzed separately." ], [ "What remains uncertain at this baseline?", "The full current Ninth Circuit merits docket and future deadlines were not independently accessible in this review. No later final merits disposition is asserted." ] ] }, { "name": "United States v. Kansas City, Kansas USD 500", "slug": "united-states-v-kansas-city-kansas", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/cases/united-states-v-kansas-city-kansas.html", "state": "Kansas", "docket": "2:26-cv-02519", "court": "U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas", "status": "Complaint filed", "policy": "Alleged USD 500 records, gender-support and sensitive-question practices", "plaintiffs": "United States", "defendants": "Unified School District No. 500, Kansas City, Kansas", "claims": "FERPA and PPRA enforcement", "filingDate": "2026-09-01", "preliminary": "No granted preliminary injunction established by reviewed complaint", "permanent": "Permanent relief requested; not shown granted", "appeal": "Not located", "supreme": "Not applicable to verified complaint", "granted": "No relief shown granted in the reviewed filing", "denied": "No ruling denying relief located", "scope": "Named school district; pleaded allegations and requested remedies", "latestDate": "2026-09-01 filed complaint", "nextDeadline": "Not located in reviewed primary documents", "sources": [ "kckcomplaint", "kckrelease", "olathe", "ksresolve" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "summary": "The verified September 1 complaint moves the Kansas City matter from administrative enforcement into federal court. Its allegations, requested injunction and recited agency determinations are distinct from court findings.", "timeline": [ [ "2026-07-01", "Secretary's FERPA determination recounted in complaint." ], [ "2026-08-25", "PPRA determination recounted in complaint." ], [ "2026-09-01", "United States filed civil complaint." ] ], "answers": [ [ "Has DOJ sued all four Kansas districts?", "This verified complaint concerns USD 500. Separate enforcement announcements for other districts are not this lawsuit." ], [ "Did a judge order the district to change its policy?", "The complaint requests relief. A granted injunction or final judgment was not located in the documents reviewed." ], [ "Where is the district's position?", "The linked Olathe correspondence page reproduces the earlier joint district response. It predates this complaint; a filed answer to the September lawsuit was not verified." ] ] } ], "guides": [ { "slug": "request-education-records-ferpa", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/guides/request-education-records-ferpa.html", "title": "How to Request Your Child’s Education Records Under FERPA", "summary": "A practical written-request workflow for existing education records, with federal timing and state-law differences.", "steps": [ "Confirm that you hold FERPA rights. Rights generally transfer when the student turns 18 or attends a postsecondary institution; exceptions and permitted parental disclosures are separate.", "Identify the school principal or records custodian in the annual FERPA notice. Describe the child, record types and date range through a secure district channel.", "Ask to inspect and review maintained records directly related to the student. Relevant plans, emails or notes are not excluded merely because kept outside the main file; the statutory exceptions still matter.", "Save the request and delivery date. FERPA requires access within a reasonable period, no more than 45 days. Check a shorter applicable state rule, such as Massachusetts's ordinary ten-day limit.", "Ask for explanations of records. Copies may be required when circumstances effectively prevent inspection; a universal free-copy right is not established. Request any denial and legal basis in writing." ], "limits": "FERPA does not require creation of a new record. Sole-possession notes meeting all regulatory conditions, certain law-enforcement-unit records and other specified categories are excluded. An amendment process does not ordinarily relitigate a substantive grade decision. Schools cannot destroy records while an inspection request is outstanding.", "sources": [ "ferpa", "ma", "augDcl" ], "example": "Please arrange inspection of the existing education records maintained for my child for [date range], including [identified records]. Please confirm receipt, the responsible custodian and the available inspection arrangements." }, { "slug": "inspect-school-surveys-ppra", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/guides/inspect-school-surveys-ppra.html", "title": "How to Inspect School Surveys Under PPRA", "summary": "Start with the full instrument, funding and administration details before deciding which consent provision applies.", "steps": [ "Request the exact survey or evaluation, including branching questions, instructions and any third-party instrument.", "Ask who administers it, whether participation is required, what federal funding supports it, and which grades participate.", "Compare its questions with PPRA's eight protected areas: political beliefs; mental or psychological problems; sex behavior/attitudes; illegal, antisocial, self-incriminating or demeaning conduct; critical family appraisals; privileged relationships; religion; and income except eligibility inquiries.", "Request the district's PPRA inspection, privacy and notice policy and arrange review before administration. Third-party surveys have inspection protections.", "Read the August 26, 2026 SPPO letter alongside the statute: the agency treats covered questioning by school officials as required and interprets the funding relationship broadly." ], "limits": "PPRA section 1232h(b)'s prior written-consent rule and section 1232h(c)'s local-policy/notice/opt-out framework are distinct. The August letter is an agency interpretation, not a new statute or a court judgment settling every application.", "sources": [ "ppra", "augDcl", "burlsurveys" ], "example": "Please provide an opportunity to inspect [survey title], including all questions and branches, and identify its administration date, funding, required/voluntary status and applicable parent-choice procedure." }, { "slug": "opt-out-school-surveys", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/guides/opt-out-school-surveys.html", "title": "How to Opt Out of Covered School Surveys", "summary": "Use the right consent or opt-out process and keep a record that the school received your choice.", "steps": [ "Obtain the exact notice and survey first. Not every questionnaire is covered in the same way.", "Determine whether prior written consent is required. Do not substitute an opt-out for consent where consent is required.", "For a covered opt-out activity, follow the school's written procedure before its stated deadline. Identify the student and specific activity through a secure channel.", "Request written confirmation and ask how staff will prevent accidental participation or provide an appropriate alternative.", "Save notices, responses and any evidence of participation. If the choice was not honored, raise the specific issue with the school and review SPPO complaint instructions." ], "limits": "Some PPRA rights transfer at age 18 or emancipation. FERPA uses a different transfer rule. PPRA does not create a universal right to opt out of all curriculum, tests or school activity. State law may add protections; Kansas's covered-survey law uses affirmative written consent.", "sources": [ "ppra", "augDcl", "kslaw", "burlington" ], "example": "I request that my child not participate in [identified activity] under the applicable opt-out procedure. Please confirm receipt and how this choice will be recorded and communicated to administering staff." }, { "slug": "request-district-policy-documents", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/guides/request-district-policy-documents.html", "title": "How to Request District Policy Documents", "summary": "Separate public policy records from a child's protected education records.", "steps": [ "Look first in the official board policy manual and administrative regulations.", "Identify the exact policy, procedure, guidance, training or form you need, and the relevant date range.", "Use the district's public-records contact for public institutional documents. State public-records statutes and exemptions differ; no national response deadline applies.", "Ask for the current version plus adoption/revision history, superseded versions and the public meeting record when needed.", "Use the separate FERPA route for your child's records. Do not include another student's sensitive information in a public request." ], "limits": "An internal guidance memo, board presentation, draft, adopted policy and administrative regulation are different instruments. A record appearing in a board packet does not prove adoption. KCKPS's records page expressly separates public and student-record requests.", "sources": [ "kckrecords", "aacpsrecords", "olathe" ], "example": "Please provide the current [policy/guidance title], its policy number if any, adoption and revision history, and the public record identifying its approval. Electronic copies are preferred." }, { "slug": "find-school-board-policy-number", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/guides/find-school-board-policy-number.html", "title": "How to Find a School Board Policy Number", "summary": "Identify both the operative document and the authority that adopted it.", "steps": [ "Open the district's official policy manual from its own website.", "Search a distinctive term and related categories: student records, surveys, parent rights, names or instructional materials.", "Record the exact title, number, document type and revision date. Related regulations may carry a suffix such as -RA.", "Check whether the document is marked draft, adopted, revised or rescinded. Read the meeting minutes or revision history.", "If no number appears, ask whether the document is informal guidance. Preserve the title and date rather than inventing a policy identifier." ], "limits": "Ann Arbor's Policy 5011 and Anne Arundel's JQ-RA are different types of instruments. Olathe's correspondence identifies informal guidance. A missing number does not mean no operative procedure exists.", "sources": [ "aaps", "aacps", "olathe" ], "example": "Is this the currently operative version of [title]? Please identify its policy or regulation number, effective date and approving authority, or confirm that it is internal guidance." }, { "slug": "inspect-curriculum-instructional-materials", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/guides/inspect-curriculum-instructional-materials.html", "title": "How to Inspect Curriculum and Instructional Materials", "summary": "Request the specific materials and the applicable federal, state or local review process.", "steps": [ "Identify the class, unit, materials and planned use dates.", "Ask the school or curriculum office for the local inspection policy and a reasonable appointment.", "PPRA includes instructional-material inspection provisions, with statutory limits. Its definition does not include academic tests or assessments.", "Check state additions: Michigan 380.1137 provides curriculum/textbook/material review at reasonable times and places; Washington RCW includes curriculum-review rights.", "Distinguish inspection from removal or opt-out requests. Explain any separate request under the procedure and law that actually applies." ], "limits": "No universal federal curriculum veto follows from FERPA. Mahmoud concerned specific religious-exercise claims and a preliminary-injunction entitlement; it should not be described as a universal right to avoid any lesson.", "sources": [ "ppra", "mi", "wa", "mahmoud" ], "example": "Please arrange review of the instructional materials used in [course/unit] and provide the district's inspection procedure, available times and any stated limits." }, { "slug": "file-ferpa-complaint", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/guides/file-ferpa-complaint.html", "title": "How to File a Federal Student-Privacy Complaint", "summary": "Follow SPPO's current FERPA or PPRA process, including timing and the correct preliminary steps.", "steps": [ "Read the official SPPO complaint page and choose FERPA or PPRA based on the right allegedly violated.", "Confirm who can file: a parent or eligible student within the relevant law's rules.", "Ordinarily file within 180 days of the alleged violation or when you knew or reasonably should have known of it. Explain any request for a permitted extension; do not assume one.", "For PPRA, first contact the education agency as required by SPPO's instructions. Prior district contact is encouraged for FERPA but is not stated as a filing prerequisite.", "Use the current official form and submission address. Include dates, specific factual allegations, the request/notice, responses and relevant records; redact unrelated children's information." ], "limits": "A complaint starts a review; it does not establish a violation or guarantee relief. Other legal deadlines may differ. This guide does not calculate an individual's filing deadline or provide legal advice.", "sources": [ "complaint", "ferpa", "ppra" ], "example": "Create a chronology with event date, document, alleged right affected, school response and supporting attachment. Use that chronology to complete the current official complaint form." }, { "slug": "document-denied-records-request", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/guides/document-denied-records-request.html", "title": "How to Document a Denied Student-Records Request", "summary": "Build a clear chronology that distinguishes a denial, delay, partial production and a disputed record definition.", "steps": [ "Keep the original request, delivery confirmation and any identity/authority documentation supplied securely.", "Record the date the school received the request and the applicable federal or shorter state inspection deadline.", "Save the exact denial or explanation. Ask which record, exemption or definition is at issue and whether the denial is partial.", "List records requested, records made available and items still unresolved. Do not characterize missing documents as deliberate concealment without evidence.", "Follow the local review process as useful, while tracking the separate SPPO 180-day complaint period. Keep private student records out of public posts or public-records portals." ], "limits": "An absent document may never have been created, may no longer exist under lawful retention rules, or may be disputed as outside FERPA. Those possibilities require records, not assumptions. FERPA bars destruction while an inspection request is outstanding.", "sources": [ "ferpa", "complaint", "ma" ], "example": "On [date], I requested [records]. On [date], the district replied [short factual description]. These items remain unresolved: [list]. Please identify the basis for each denial and available review procedure." } ], "federal": [ { "district": "Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (USD 500)", "slug": "kansas-city-kansas", "state": "Kansas", "agency": "ED SPPO and DOJ Civil Rights Division", "authority": "FERPA and PPRA", "openingDate": "2025-08-14", "finding": "Agency finding issued", "agreement": "No signed resolution located", "lawsuit": "Filed September 1, 2026; 2:26-cv-02519", "status": "DOJ lawsuit filed", "allegation": "DOJ filed a FERPA/PPRA complaint against USD 500. The filing seeks relief; it does not prove the court granted an injunction or entered judgment. The district's earlier joint response disputes the use of a 2017 presentation as if it were an adopted policy.", "corrective": "See matter-specific documents; do not infer required remedies from allegations.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "response": "The September 2025 joint district response reproduced by Olathe says the 2017 presentation was never adopted or used and identifies separate internal guidance. This predates the September 2026 complaint and is not a verified answer to that complaint.", "sources": [ "kckcomplaint", "kckrelease", "kckrecords", "olathe", "ksfind" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/kansas-city-kansas.html" }, { "district": "Topeka Public Schools (USD 501)", "slug": "topeka", "state": "Kansas", "agency": "ED Student Privacy Policy Office; DOJ where noted", "authority": "FERPA; distinct Title IX matters not merged", "openingDate": "2026-04-17", "finding": "Agency finding issued", "agreement": "Signed agreement reported by ED August 25, 2026; full executed agreement not located", "lawsuit": "No filed DOJ case located in reviewed sources", "status": "Resolution agreement signed", "allegation": "ED announced a voluntary FERPA resolution with Topeka on August 25. The announcement describes specific corrective measures. It is not a Title IX settlement or proof that all implementation steps are complete.", "corrective": "Stop new gender-support plans; permit existing-plan access; rescind inconsistent guidance; staff training approved by SPPO.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "Full signed agreement and precise compliance schedule not located", "response": "District-specific signed response and full executed agreement were not located; agency account is explicitly attributed.", "sources": [ "ksresolve", "ksfind", "topeka", "kslaw" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/topeka.html" }, { "district": "Olathe Public Schools (USD 233)", "slug": "olathe", "state": "Kansas", "agency": "ED Student Privacy Policy Office; DOJ where noted", "authority": "FERPA; distinct Title IX matters not merged", "openingDate": "2025-09-19", "finding": "Agency finding issued", "agreement": "No signed agreement located; ED says proposed agreement not accepted", "lawsuit": "No filed DOJ lawsuit located", "status": "Enforcement pending", "allegation": "Olathe posts substantial primary correspondence disputing the federal findings. Its April letter supplied replacement guidance and described staff training and records-access commitments. ED nevertheless announced further enforcement in August.", "corrective": "See matter-specific documents; do not infer required remedies from allegations.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "response": "Olathe denies violations, says prior guidance was rescinded, and argues the findings misrepresent its practices. Read both the district correspondence and agency announcement.", "sources": [ "olathe", "ksfind", "ksresolve", "kslaw" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/olathe.html" }, { "district": "Shawnee Mission School District (USD 512)", "slug": "shawnee-mission", "state": "Kansas", "agency": "ED Student Privacy Policy Office; DOJ where noted", "authority": "FERPA; distinct Title IX matters not merged", "openingDate": "2025-08-14", "finding": "Agency finding issued", "agreement": "No signed agreement located; ED says proposed agreement not accepted", "lawsuit": "No filed DOJ lawsuit located", "status": "Enforcement pending", "allegation": "Shawnee Mission combines an unresolved federal enforcement matter with a concrete public records-access procedure. Its annual FERPA notice tells parents where to send requests and separately how to seek amendments.", "corrective": "See matter-specific documents; do not infer required remedies from allegations.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "response": "The joint district response describes an informal, evolving principals' FAQ rather than a numbered adopted policy and disputes federal allegations. A later district-specific executed resolution was not located.", "sources": [ "smsd", "olathe", "ksfind", "ksresolve", "kslaw" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/shawnee-mission.html" }, { "district": "Ann Arbor Public Schools", "slug": "ann-arbor", "state": "Michigan", "agency": "ED Student Privacy Policy Office; DOJ where noted", "authority": "FERPA; distinct Title IX matters not merged", "openingDate": "2026-07-27", "finding": "ED said policy likely violates FERPA; not classified here as a final finding", "agreement": "Proposed 90-day standstill; executed agreement not verified", "lawsuit": "DOJ demand referenced; no verified filed lawsuit", "status": "Information request issued; standstill proposal", "allegation": "The latest official document located is an October 7 proposed resolution supporting a 90-day standstill. It refers to review of Policy 5011 and preserves legal defenses. Blank vote/signature fields mean this copy does not prove final approval or an executed agreement.", "corrective": "See matter-specific documents; do not infer required remedies from allegations.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "response": "Proposed resolution references the district's September 28 response, an agreement in principle, reserved defenses and board approval before binding changes.", "sources": [ "aaps", "aapsstandstill", "july27", "mi", "miferpa" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/ann-arbor.html" }, { "district": "Burlington Public Schools", "slug": "burlington", "state": "Massachusetts", "agency": "ED Student Privacy Policy Office; DOJ where noted", "authority": "PPRA; Denver has a separate Title IX matter", "openingDate": "2025-08-25", "finding": "PPRA finding announced July 29, 2026", "agreement": "Resolution proposed; signed agreement not located", "lawsuit": "No DOJ lawsuit located", "status": "Agency finding issued", "allegation": "Burlington is a survey-consent and opt-out case. SPPO found that the district required participation despite parental opt-out requests. The public record reviewed describes a proposed resolution, not a signed settlement or court judgment.", "corrective": "See matter-specific documents; do not infer required remedies from allegations.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "response": "The current district surveys page is available; a district rebuttal or signed resolution responding to the July finding was not located.", "sources": [ "burlington", "burlsurveys", "ma", "augDcl", "ppra" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/burlington.html" }, { "district": "Anne Arundel County Public Schools", "slug": "anne-arundel", "state": "Maryland", "agency": "ED Student Privacy Policy Office; DOJ where noted", "authority": "FERPA; distinct Title IX matters not merged", "openingDate": "2026-07-27", "finding": "ED FERPA determination announced July 27, 2026", "agreement": "No signed federal resolution located", "lawsuit": "No DOJ-filed lawsuit established by July announcement; separate private litigation not fully docket-audited", "status": "Agency finding issued; regulation revised", "allegation": "The August 18 JQ-RA regulation preserves requested names and pronouns while expressly protecting parent inspection of the complete education record. It is inaccurate to summarize the revised text as a universal parent-consent prerequisite for every preferred name.", "corrective": "See matter-specific documents; do not infer required remedies from allegations.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "No future compliance deadline verified", "response": "The revised regulation is the district's primary policy response. It expressly states that its confidentiality provisions do not limit FERPA access.", "sources": [ "aacps", "aacpsrecords", "july27", "md" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/districts/anne-arundel.html" }, { "district": "Northborough-Southborough Public Schools", "slug": "northborough-southborough", "state": "Massachusetts", "agency": "ED Student Privacy Policy Office; DOJ where noted", "authority": "FERPA and PPRA", "openingDate": "2026-09-17", "finding": "No finding established by cited investigation notice", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "lawsuit": "No filed DOJ lawsuit established by cited announcement", "status": "Investigation opened", "allegation": "Recent FERPA/PPRA matter; obtain response and current policy before a standalone page.", "corrective": "See matter-specific documents; do not infer required remedies from allegations.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "No future verified compliance deadline located", "response": "District response not located in reviewed primary records", "sources": [ "northborough" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/federal-enforcement-tracker.html#matter-northborough-southborough" }, { "district": "Bethel School District", "slug": "bethel", "state": "Washington", "agency": "ED Student Privacy Policy Office; DOJ where noted", "authority": "PPRA; Denver has a separate Title IX matter", "openingDate": "2026-07-28", "finding": "No finding established by cited investigation notice", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "lawsuit": "No filed DOJ lawsuit established by cited announcement", "status": "Investigation opened", "allegation": "PPRA questioning/consent focus; obtain actual instruments and district response.", "corrective": "See matter-specific documents; do not infer required remedies from allegations.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "No future verified compliance deadline located", "response": "District response not located in reviewed primary records", "sources": [ "betheldenver" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/federal-enforcement-tracker.html#matter-bethel" }, { "district": "Denver Public Schools", "slug": "denver", "state": "Colorado", "agency": "ED Student Privacy Policy Office; DOJ where noted", "authority": "PPRA; Denver has a separate Title IX matter", "openingDate": "2026-07-28", "finding": "No finding established by cited investigation notice", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "lawsuit": "No filed DOJ lawsuit established by cited announcement", "status": "Investigation opened", "allegation": "PPRA matter and separate Title IX inquiry; local policy and response need deeper review.", "corrective": "See matter-specific documents; do not infer required remedies from allegations.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "No future verified compliance deadline located", "response": "District response not located in reviewed primary records", "sources": [ "betheldenver" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/federal-enforcement-tracker.html#matter-denver" }, { "district": "Los Angeles Unified School District", "slug": "los-angeles", "state": "California", "agency": "ED and DOJ", "authority": "FERPA and PPRA", "openingDate": "2026-10-05", "finding": "No finding established by cited investigation notice", "agreement": "Unknown/not located", "lawsuit": "No filed DOJ lawsuit established by cited announcement", "status": "Enforcement announced", "allegation": "October 5 federal action is highly current; filed complaint, operative policy and district response not yet established.", "corrective": "See matter-specific documents; do not infer required remedies from allegations.", "recordsRequested": "Exact investigative production list not fully located; parent access requests are a separate process", "deadline": "No future verified compliance deadline located", "response": "District response not located in reviewed primary records", "sources": [ "lausd" ], "verified": "2026-10-09", "path": "/education/parental-notification-student-privacy/federal-enforcement-tracker.html#matter-los-angeles" } ] }