NCSS Special Education Department Announces Intent to Destroy Special Education Records
PUBLIC NOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENT TO DESTROY SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS
The Special Education Department of Newton County School System will destroy records that have been collected, maintained, and/or used in providing special education services. This activity is in compliance with federal, state, and local policy. The destruction of data policy provides that records may be destroyed when they are no longer needed for educational planning purposes.
This destruction policy only applies to
STUDENTS RECEIVING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES BORN
JAN. 1, 2001 – JUNE 30, 2001
TO OBTAIN THESE EDUCATIONAL RECORDS
REQUESTS FOR RECORDS MUST BE MADE
PRIOR TO JAN 10, 2024.
Contact the Office of Special Education at Newton County Schools Board of Education, 2109 Newton Dr. N.E. Covington, GA 30014 or by phone: (770)787-1330, Ext. 1221.
The Special Education Department will also destroy special education records at the end of the 2023-2024 school year for students born from July 1st – December 31st, 2001.
Records will be provided only to a former student who is 18 years of age or older or the legal guardian. We will notify the individual by phone when the requested records are prepared. The records should be picked up at the Board of Education. Anyone obtaining records will be required to produce identification that contains both picture and signature.