(A) As used in this section, “school records” includes any academic records, student assessment data, or other information for which there is a legitimate educational interest.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 3319.324

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02

(B) Except as provided for in division (C) of this section, when any school district or chartered nonpublic school receives a request from another district or school to which a student has transferred for that student’s school records, the district or school receiving the request shall respond, within five school days after receiving the request, by transmitting to the requesting district or school either the student’s school records as authorized under section 3319.321 of the Revised Code or, if the district or school has no record of the student’s attendance, a statement of that fact.

(C) A district or school may withhold a student’s school records if there is two thousand five hundred dollars or more of outstanding debt attributed to the student. The district or school shall transmit the student’s school records in the manner specified under division (A) of this section once the debt is paid.

(D) The provisions of this section are in addition to, and do not affect the obligations of a school district or school to comply with, the requirements of division (D) of section 3313.642 and section 3313.672 of the Revised Code.

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