S.D. Codified Laws § 13-3-56
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Test scores part of permanent record--Release of scores
Official statutory text
A student's individual academic achievement test scores shall be made part of the student's permanent record and provided by the local district to parents or guardian of each student or, in the case of an emancipated student, to the student. Further release or use of a student's individual test scores is governed by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), as implemented in 34 CFR part 99, and may only occur with written permission from the student's parent or guardian or, in the case of an emancipated student, from the student.
Source: SL 1997, ch 84, § 4.
Source: SL 1997, ch 84, § 4.
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