NC Education Code · NC Policy Manual
NC 1505-2.15 Destruction of Information
Plain English summary
LEAs must notify parents when personally identifiable information is no longer needed for educational services and must destroy such information upon parental request. A permanent record of basic student data may be retained indefinitely, and LEAs must advise parents that records may be needed for future purposes such as Social Security benefits or legal defense before destruction.
Key requirements
- The LEA must inform parents when personally identifiable information collected, maintained, or used under these Policies is no longer needed to provide educational services to the child.
- The information must be destroyed at the request of the parents.
- A permanent record of a student's name, address, and phone number, his or her grades, attendance record, classes attended, grade level completed, and year completed may be maintained without time limitation.
- The LEA shall inform parents that the personally identifiable information to be destroyed may be needed by the parent or the child for social security benefits, legal defense, or other purposes.
- At the parent's request, a copy of the record shall be provided.
Affected parties
- Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
- parents of students with disabilities
- students with disabilities