49-6-902 - Copies to noncustodial or nonresident parents. - Tennessee Statutes

49-6-902. Copies to noncustodial or nonresident parents.

(a)  Any parent who does not have custody of a child, or in the case of parents having joint custody of a child, the parent not residing with the child, or in the case of a child in the custody of a legal guardian, both parents, may request in writing that a copy of the child's report card, notice of school attendance, names of teachers, class schedules, standardized test scores and any other records customarily available to parents be furnished directly to the noncustodial or nonresident parent. The request shall be accompanied by the parent's or parents' current mailing address and the LEA shall send a copy of the report card, notice of school attendance, names of teachers, class schedules, standardized test scores and any other records customarily available to parents to that address.

(b)  Any judge having jurisdiction over the custody of such a child may upon a showing of good cause deny any information concerning the residence of the child to the noncustodial or nonresident parent.

[Acts 1986, ch. 579, § 1; 1987, ch. 372, §§ 1, 2; 1997, ch. 351, § 2.]