Connecticut
I have reason to believe that details involving my son's attendance and grade records have been given to an individual not authorized to receive them. This came about during a phone conversation my son had with an out of state aunt who inquired on this very topic, with hints of having "sources" that reveals this information to her. This is extremely distressing since we had specifically instructed my son's guidance counselor last year not to reveal any details on his records outside his immediate family (i.e. his parents). This was necessary since it was revealed that this counselor unwisely informed someone related to us (another aunt of son's and my sister in law) of my son's recent progress at the time. I elected at the time not to pursue any litigation or formal complaint on this conduct.
I now face the duty of making inquires on this matter, since it appears my instructions were not followed seriously. Given all these facts, especially on not pursuing any recourse last year, do I still retain solid legal grounds in seeing this individual or the educational body investigated and penalized for this breech of privacy?
For the record, my son is a senior at the local high school and we did have a meeting regarding loss of credits due to attendance issues. Please advise
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I have reason to believe that details involving my son's attendance and grade records have been given to an individual not authorized to receive them. This came about during a phone conversation my son had with an out of state aunt who inquired on this very topic, with hints of having "sources" that reveals this information to her. This is extremely distressing since we had specifically instructed my son's guidance counselor last year not to reveal any details on his records outside his immediate family (i.e. his parents). This was necessary since it was revealed that this counselor unwisely informed someone related to us (another aunt of son's and my sister in law) of my son's recent progress at the time. I elected at the time not to pursue any litigation or formal complaint on this conduct.
I now face the duty of making inquires on this matter, since it appears my instructions were not followed seriously. Given all these facts, especially on not pursuing any recourse last year, do I still retain solid legal grounds in seeing this individual or the educational body investigated and penalized for this breech of privacy?
For the record, my son is a senior at the local high school and we did have a meeting regarding loss of credits due to attendance issues. Please advise
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?