Parents’ Rights in Prince William County Schools
January 9, 2012 — pwceducationreformCan parents review the information the public schools hold about them and their children? Can they access their child’s locker? Can the public schools distribute a student’s information outside the local school district without the parents’ consent, for instance to the state or federal Department of Education or other organizations / institutions?
The first, can parents review the information PWCS hoods about their child, is a solid Yes. As a parent with a minor child in PWCS, you can review the information PWCS has about your child. Interestingly, parents are asked whether they’ll waive that right when their child applies for entry to any of district’s specialty programs.
Access to lockers is a different issue as there is no formal policy allowing parents to access their minor child’s locker. That will change if policy # 782 is approved by the school board. That policy reads, “Any custodial parent or legal guardian of a minor or unemancipated Prince William County Schools student shall have access at reasonable times to their
