Report Card Withheld Can a school district withhold a students report card because he/she owes a fine?
The only authorization to withhold records is Section 31.104(d) of the Texas Education Code, which allows withholding an official transcript (only) because of failure to pay for a lost textbook. Even then, the district may not withhold the report card indefinitely. Under Section 28.022 of the Education Code, a school district must give the parent written notice of the student’s perfomance in each class of subject at least once every 12 weeks. The district must comply with Section 28.022 regardless of non-payment of fines.
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