$10,000 to see your kid's school records.

[Orcbert]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/13...-children-10g/

So this Dad in Nevada wanted to know what sort of data they were collecting on his kids. He's given the school system trouble in the past as he leads a parent group against the common core.

However, he has full legal right to know what's in his children's records. When he requested this data they told him it would cost over $10,000 in fees to make a readable printout for him. They claim there is no way currently implemented to be able to print out the records in a readable format and they would have to reprogram the system, which he would have to pay for.

Whole thing seems pretty fishy to me.

[Zoaric]

It is Fox news...

But that's just silly. Even if they can't print out the records, can they not screen capture
and print, or email? Something is certainly amiss.

[Reeve]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/05/13...-children-10g/

So this Dad in Nevada wanted to know what sort of data they were collecting on his kids. He's given the school system trouble in the past as he leads a parent group against the common core.

However, he has full legal right to know what's in his children's records. When he requested this data they told him it would cost over $10,000 in fees to make a readable printout for him. They claim there is no way currently implemented to be able to print out the records in a readable format and they would have to reprogram the system, which he would have to pay for.

Whole thing seems pretty fishy to me.

If it's in a visible system, they could just screenshot the records in question and send them to him. If it's not in a visible system, then they aren't keeping proper records.

[Tastyfish]

Why have records you can't see or read in print.
He should sue them for not keeping hard copies.

[Orcbert]

It is Fox news...

But that's just silly. Even if they can't print out the records, can they not screen capture
and print, or email? Something is certainly amiss.

Can't disregard the problem because of the source. They have quotes from the state of Nevada trying to justify the price tag so the factual content isn't in question.

[sizzlinsauce]

Why have records you can't see or read in print.
He should sue them for not keeping hard copies.

its a bull faced lie so that he wont go into the trouble of getting his kids records, with how hard they are trying i would go for it, they have to be hiding something big to try this hard.

[zoefschildpad]

If the system uses it's own file format and doesn't have a print feature, it's certainly plausible that it would take that much money to print the documents. However they could sit him down at a PC and give him access, or print screen the records and print those.

Also, wtf is "the common core"?

[BLCalliente]

Who cares how much it costs? He wants them. They gave him a price. Ball is in his court.

[Zoaric]

Can't disregard the problem because of the source. They have quotes from the state of Nevada trying to justify the price tag so the factual content isn't in question.

Was being sarcastic. =/ We really need a font for it.

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If the system uses it's own file format and doesn't have a print feature, it's certainly plausible that it would take that much money to print the documents. However they could sit him down at a PC and give him access, or print screen the records and print those.

Also, wtf is "the common core"?

If I'm not mistaken, common core is a national minimum for schools to abide by when
it comes to teaching their students. Though, it's kinda screwy imo...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...66699033,d.aWw

[Reeve]

Why have records you can't see or read in print.
He should sue them for not keeping hard copies.

God no, hard copies need to go the way of the dinosaur. This should never be a thing again:

[aeuhe4yxzhds]

Sounds to be that they tried to be as cheap as possible and did not include that feature when they got the system. Why pay for something very few is going to use?

[Chrysia]

It seems they aren't legally required to provide him with free copies. They are, however, legally required to provide him access to and review of his child's record.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

God no, hard copies need to go the way of the dinosaur. This should never be a thing again:

Now that's...my kind of office

[Reeve]

Now that's...my kind of office

Heh, you could replace that entire room with this:

Of course you'd want to put it in a real datacenter so that you have redundancy and security and such, but still.

[Orcbert]

If the system uses it's own file format and doesn't have a print feature, it's certainly plausible that it would take that much money to print the documents. However they could sit him down at a PC and give him access, or print screen the records and print those.

Also, wtf is "the common core"?

A national set of education standards. It's the government's attempt to make sure that students across the nation are learning the same things. It has it's ups and downs. A lot of the goals revolve around passing standardized tests. Many teachers find the system very restrictive. They say the focus of reaching certain benchmarks prevents them from giving the students individual, meaningful education.

The pro group points out that it keeps teachers across the nation working on the same standards. The goal is to keep all kids on the same level. Otherwise what one school is having it's third grade students work on another school system may not start until sixth grade. It was implemented to stop some school systems from falling between the cracks and simply making it easier to pass rather than trying to raise the students up to the rest of the nation.

[Gheld]

10,000 seems a little steep for some paper copies. Worst case scenario an hour of administrative labour to find and copy the documents, at an average value of 13 dollars an hour, and maybe 50 cents worth of copy paper and electricity. Plus shipping.

[Orcbert]

It seems they aren't legally required to provide him with free copies. They are, however, legally required to provide him access to and review of his child's record.

When I need to get a record from the government it's generally around 30 to 40 bucks. That's fair enough for the work they have to put in for filing the paperwork and printing it out. 10k is unreasonable. You should not have to be rich to see your kids records.

[Chrysia]

10,000 seems a little steep for some paper copies. Worst case scenario an hour of administrative labour to find and copy the documents, at an average value of 13 dollars an hour, and maybe 50 cents worth of copy paper and electricity. Plus shipping.

It's apparently the formatting that is the issue. Somehow, all their records are stored in such a way that printing them directly from current format is "impossible" in any legible manner. Don't ask me how they managed it.

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When I need to get a record from the government it's generally around 30 to 40 bucks. That's fair enough for the work they have to put in for filing the paperwork and printing it out. 10k is unreasonable. You should not have to be rich to see your kids records.

He doesn't have to be rich to see them. He has to be rich to obtain a paper copy. If they refuse to allow him to see the records in person, then he has a case.

[Orcbert]

He doesn't have to be rich to see them. He has to be rich to obtain a paper copy. If they refuse to allow him to see the records in person, then he has a case.

My other problem is they will only be charging the first parent who wants these records ten grand. They are putting the entire burden of fixing their system in the hands of the first person who wants these records.

[Deleted]

God no, hard copies need to go the way of the dinosaur. This should never be a thing again:

I shudder at the thought of reading trough all of that.