Step 8: Information to Parents

Within five school days after the results of the investigation are reported to the board of education, the school district must provide the parents with information about the investigation that is limited to the following:

• The type of investigation that was conducted;
• Whether or not the district found evidence of HIB, as defined in the ABR; and
• Whether or not discipline was imposed or services were provided to address the HIB.

Limited Information and Student Privacy Laws: Due to student records and privacy laws and regulations, parents are only entitled to review their child’s educational records; a parent is not entitled to view the records of other students. This means that parents are not permitted to receive the entire HIB investigation report if it in any way would identify a student other than their own. If parents believe they are entitled to more information than has been provided by the school district, the parents may request a hearing before the board of education. The process for the board hearing and other options available to parents are explained in the following section (Based on 20 U.S.C. §1232g, the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, and N.J.A.C. 6A:32-7, Student Records).

Branchburg Township School District

10 Steps of the Complaint & Investigation Process

Branchburg Township School District