The law requires Mokena School District 159 to maintain educational records, which includes both “permanent records” and “temporary records”. A student’s permanent record contains the student’s name, place and date of birth, address, transcript, parent(s) name(s) and address(es), attendance records, and other information mandated by the Illinois State Board of Education. The student’s temporary record includes all school-related student information not contained in the permanent record.
In the natural course of business Mokena Junior High will destroy the temporary records of students that graduated in 2019, on July 15, 2024.
Parents and students have the right to inspect the records before they are destroyed by the school. A written request should be submitted to the school principal. The school official will make arrangements within 10 business days after the date the school receives a request for access, and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.