1 Board Policies Blair-Taylor School District

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4 Series 800 SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATIONS
5 Section 820 PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM
6 Policy #: 813 CHILDREN OF DIVORCED/SEPARATED PARENTS
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9 The School District of Blair-Taylor recognizes the importance of parent participation and
10 involvement in the education of their children. When parents are involved in a legal action
11 affecting the family such as divorce or legal separation, it is important for the district to have
12 information necessary to make appropriate decisions regarding the childs school program and
13 parent involvement with the schools.
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15 The district shall maintain strict neutrality between parents who are involved in a legal action
16 affecting the family, unless otherwise directed by a court order unless the district is provided proof
17 that a parents rights have been diminished, then neither parent will be considered to have rights
18 or responsibilities superior to the other. It is the responsibility of a students parents to notify the
19 district and provide a copy of any such court order. Only legal court orders will be considered.
20 Letters from attorneys, clergy or other individuals shall not be construed as a court order.
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22 Upon receiving written notice of a court order granting one parent the right to make major
23 decisions regarding a students education, the district will enter the information into the students
24 record. The district will presume the order remains in effect until notified in writing that the order
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27 The district recognizes that parents may legitimately disagree between themselves as to what
28 choices are best for their child in those instances, district staff will not make the choices that are
29 properly the responsibility of the parents. In order to sustain neutrality between parents, school
30 personnel shall avoid attempts to resolve parental disputes and focus on maintaining a productive
31 environment for children while they are in school. School personnel should inform parents that
32 they have no authority to mediate such disputes.
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34 The district will presume both parents are entitled to full access of all of their childs records
35 unless a court order has been provided to the school district indicating one parents access to the
36 records has been restricted. The parent of any student enrolled in Blair-Taylor schools may be
37 provided all report cards, notices of school activities, disciplinary reports, conference
38 appointments or summaries, or other student records, unless otherwise expressly curtailed by a
39 provision of a court order that has been provided to the building principal. The parent may
40 participate in all school activities related to their child, including conference, unless a court order
41 provided otherwise. The school generally will conduct only one meeting for parents with
42 consideration of an appropriate time in which both parents will be permitted to participate.
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44 Building principals shall develop specific and positive procedures for sharing information with
45 parents in their schools. The principal shall inform classroom teachers and other staff personnel
46 of those students for whom a parents access to information has been restricted or denied by
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49 A student enrolled in the district may be released from school to either parent, unless a court
50 order or other legally binding document that prohibits such release has been presented to the
51 building principal. The principal shall not allow a parent to remove a child from school if the school
52 has been notified that the parent has been denied physical placement with the child. If such
53 parent requests to remove his or her child, local law enforcement authorities shall be contacted
54 immediately by the principal or their designee.
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 56 Any parent who has been denied periods of physical placement with his or her child is prohibited
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103 REF: Wisconsin Statutes s.118.125(2)(m), s.118.125(2), 767.24(1)(m), Family Rights and
104 Privacy Act (FERPA).
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107 First Reading: 8-20-07 Adopted: 8-27-07
108 Reviewed: 10-25-10
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111 Clerk: ________________________________________