NC Education Code · NC Policy Manual
NC 1505-2.3 Notice to Parents
Plain English summary
This regulation requires the State Education Agency (SEA) to provide adequate notice to parents about personally identifiable information practices, including how data is collected, stored, disclosed, and destroyed. The notice must describe parental rights regarding student information and must be published in newspapers or other media before any major identification, location, or evaluation activity. The notice must be accessible to parents across various population groups, including in native languages.
Key requirements
- The SEA must give notice that is adequate to fully inform parents about the requirements of NC 1501-4.3
- A description of the extent that the notice is given in the native languages of the various population groups in the State
- A description of the children on whom personally identifiable information is maintained, the types of information sought, the methods the SEA intends to use in gathering the information (including the sources from whom information is gathered), and the uses to be made of the information
- A summary of the policies and procedures that LEAs must follow regarding storage, disclosure to third parties, retention, and destruction of personally identifiable information
- A description of all of the rights of parents and children regarding this information, including the rights under FERPA and implementing regulations in 34 CFR part 99
- Before any major identification, location, or evaluation activity, the notice must be published or announced in newspapers or other media, or both, with circulation adequate to notify parents throughout the State of the activity
Affected parties
- Parents of children with disabilities
- State Education Agency (SEA)
- Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
- Children for whom personally identifiable information is maintained
- Non-English-speaking population groups