Custody and Family Law Issues

Students from Other Schools

All visitors from other schools must be approved by the Dean of Students Office. The visiting student will need to complete the “Short Term Visitor Release Form” and the “Short Term Visitor Parent Permission and Release Form”. Both forms need to be completed and turned into the Dean of Students Office one week prior to the visit. All other visitors may drop off food and/or deliveries but cannot stay on campus.

VOLUNTEERS

Volunteers are essential to the realization of the school’s mission. Ursuline Academy is grateful to the many parents who lend their time, talent, and treasure as active members of the community. Learn more about the wide variety of opportunities available https://www.ursulinedallas.org/supportua/engageatursuline. Thank you for your interest!

PARENTAL ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS

Parents will be allowed to inspect and review their student’s education records, at a date and time convenient to the school, unless a court has ordered otherwise. Records will always be reviewed in the presence of school personnel appointed by the Principal. The school may provide copies of the records and, if it does so, may charge a fee. In the event a court order is in place which limits a parent’s access to a student’s educational records, or which otherwise limits the contact a parent may have with the school regarding the student, the family must provide a complete, final, signed copy of the order to the school when the student is enrolled. If such a court order is issued after a student has enrolled, the family must provide a complete, final, signed copy of the order to the school as soon as it is signed by the judge. The school will, when and to the extent reasonably possible, honor restrictions on access to educational records imposed by such an order. However, school personnel are not family lawyers and it is not the school’s responsibility to enforce court orders. See below for additional information regarding reimbursement of the school’s costs and attorneys’ fees for involvement in family custody disputes. The school will generally not release a student’s records to third parties without the written consent of a student’s parent or legally responsible adult. As an exception to this rule, a school may disclose student records to or for: • School officials with legitimate educational interest; • Other schools to which a student is transferring; • Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes; • Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student; • Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school; • Accrediting organizations; • To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena; • Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and • State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.

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