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DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS NOTICE

Posted Date: 03/05/26 (04:05 PM)


📢 DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS NOTICE‼️

✅Beginning May 1st of each school year, the Bismarck School District Special Education Department will destroy Special Education records that are a minimum of six (6) years old.

✅Per state and federal guidelines, these records can be destroyed six years after a student leaves the program.

✅Parents/guardians and adult students (18 or older) have the right to review and request copies before destruction.

📞 Questions or record requests? Contact the Special Education Office at 501-865-4506.

✳️Please note: These are not permanent school records but only Special Education records and evaluation data.Image announcing the destruction of Special Education records by the Bismarck School District, with a trash can in the foreground.