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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".12" citation="COMAR 13A.09.10.12" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="10" heading="Type I Educational Program—Privacy Rights.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>For the purpose of §B of this regulation, when a student becomes 18 years old, the rights accorded to and consent required of the parent of the student shall be accorded to and required only of the eligible student, consistent with Education Article, §8-412.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Protecting Right of Privacy of Students.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A school shall have written policies and procedures on protecting the right of privacy of students and their parents relative to access to, and release of, records of individual students.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The written policies and procedures under §B(1) of this regulation shall include the following:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A policy statement assuring that all records pertaining to a student are available to the student's parent for inspection or review;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Procedures to be followed by a parent who requests to inspect and review the records of his or her child;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A policy statement assuring that the school may not disclose personally identifiable information from a student's record without prior written consent of the student's parent unless otherwise allowed by law;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Procedures by which the school shall maintain a written record of requests for, and disclosure of, personally identifiable information from a student's record that includes the first, middle, and last name of the student, the name of the reviewer, the month, day, and year of the review, and the purpose of the review; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Procedures for informing the parent of these policies and procedures.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A school's written policies and procedures on protecting the right of privacy of students and their parents specified in §B of this regulation may not abrogate the privacy rights of a student or the parent of the student under applicable federal and State law.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>