Transcript Requests
REQUESTS RECEIVED JUNE THROUGH AUGUST REQUIRE UP TO 2 WEEKS TO PROCESS.
Please email or fax your request. Requests by phone are not accepted.
You may request your academic transcript through this office by clicking the box below and printing the document.
The form must be completed, signed, and returned to the counseling office. The registrar is available Monday-Thursday from 7:30am – 4:30pm on regular school days. Incomplete, inaccurate, or illegible requests may not be honored or may require a longer processing time.
Transcript Request Forms may be returned in any of the following ways:
In person (see days and hours above)
Fax to (208)452-4485
Send Email – Scan and return as a .PDF file to slingel@fruitlandschools.org
Student Records and the Federal Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student educational records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s education records. Once a student reaches 18 years of age, or attends a postsecondary institution, he or she becomes an “eligible student” and all rights formerly given to the parents under FERPA transfer to the student.
Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student’s education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.
Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information.
Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student’s education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):
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
State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.
Schools may disclose, without consent, “directory” information such as a student’s name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, student handbook, or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of each school.
You can review the FERPA regulations, frequently asked questions, significant opinions of the Office, and other information regarding FERPA.