Section 5-E2602. CHALLENGE TO CONTENTS OF OFFICIAL RECORDS

 

2602.1Only those persons with access to records or their duly authorized representative shall have the right to challenge the contents of official records.

 

2602.2An initial challenge to the contents of official records shall be in writing and shall be directed to the school official having custody or responsibility for the records or to the Assistant Superintendent with jurisdiction over the school which the student attends or to the Superintendent of Schools.

 

2602.3The official custodian of the records shall review the challenge, discuss the records involved with the challenging party or representative, and make an administrative decision whether to change the records.

 

2602.4Any decision of the custodian not to alter, modify, or supplement the challenged records, in whole or in part, shall be in writing and shall state the reasons for the decision. A copy of the decision shall be provided to the challenging party and placed in the official record.

 

2602.5A challenging party who is not satisfied with the administrative decision made pursuant to § 2602.3 shall be entitled to request and receive a hearing.

 

2602.6A hearing held pursuant to this section shall be before a superior officer to the custodian of the records who has made the administrative decision being appealed, an independent hearing officer, or other person designated by the Superintendent of Schools to hear an appeal.

 

2602.7The findings and conclusions of the hearing shall be in writing, communicated to all parties, and placed in the official record. The findings and conclusions of the hearing shall be the final administrative decision on the challenged material.

 

2602.8It shall be the responsibility of the custodian of the official records to implement the final administrative decision.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 24 DCR 1005, 1059 (July 29, 1977); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 180, 187 (January 6, 1989).