(1) Every principal shall establish and maintain a student record for each student enrolled in the school managed by the principal in accordance with the guidelines established by the Chief Education Officer.
(2) All students shall be given a certified copy of their periodic or termly report on their academic performance and conduct.
(3) Every school shall provide to the parents of a student who is below 18 years of age or to a student who is 18 years of age or older, a periodic or termly report of the student's academic performance and conduct.
(4) The report referred to in subsections (2) and (3) shall be in such form and contain such information as the Chief Education Officer may determine.
(5) The following persons may examine and copy a student's record or request a certified copy of a student's record—
(a) the parents of a student who is below 18 years of age;
(b) a student who is 18 years of age or older; and
(c) the parents of a student who is 18 years of age or older who have obtained the student's consent.
(6) Subject to subsection (2), a student's record is privileged for the information and use of school and departmental officials as required for the performance of their functions and is not available to any other person or institution without the written permission of the parent or, where the student is 18 years of age or older, the student.
(7) Persons who contribute information to a student's record are exempt from any liability with respect to the provision of that information if those persons, in providing the information, acted—
(a) in good faith;
(b) within the scope of their duties and responsibilities; and
(c) with reasonable care.
(8) If, on examining a student's record, a person authorised under this section to examine and copy a student's record is of the opinion that the student's record contains inaccurate or incomplete information, that person may request the principal to rectify the record.
(9) Where the principal refuses to rectify the record when so requested under subsection (8), the person who has requested the rectification may, within 14 days of the refusal, refer the matter to the Chief Education Officer who shall review the request and provide direction to the principal.
(10) Where the person who has referred a matter to the Chief Education Officer under subsection (9), is dissatisfied with its disposition by the Chief Education Officer, that person may appeal the matter to the Education Appeal Tribunal established under this Act within 14 days of the disposition.
(11) Any person who discloses information from a student's record in contravention of subsection (6), commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $1,000.