General Information about Section 119.071, Florida Statutes, as it Pertains to Student Education Rec

  • Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, requires records of all state, county, and municipalities to be open for personal inspection and copying and makes access to public records a duty of each agency.  However, Section 119.017, Florida Statutes, exempts individuals employed in specified professions from these open records requirements.  Individuals eligible for an exemption whose children attend school may request a general exemption to have records, as specified in this statute, protected from inspection or copying by providing the following to the principal of the child’s school: 

    •  A written request for a general exemption under Section 119.071, Florida Statutes; and 
    •  Documentation of current or former employment in one of the eligible professions. 
     
    Upon review and verification of the submitted information, the district’s student information system will be changed to indicate that the records will not be open. 
     

    School Board Policy 8310 also provides information about exemptions under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.

Public Records Contacts

  • For more information about Records Requests, please contact:

    Julie A. Jernigan,
    Custodian of Records Requests
    520 Appleyard Drive
    Tallahassee FL 32304
    publicrecordsrequests@leonschools.net
    850.487.7363  
     
    Dr. Michelle Gayle 
    Deputy Superintendent
    2757 W. Pensacola Street
    (850) 487-7177
    FAX: (850) 414-5151

     

Public Records Requests

  • Florida has a very broad Public Records Law. Virtually all written communications to or from the School Board of Leon County, Florida, Personnel are public records available to the public and media upon request. E-mail sent or received on the LCSB system will be considered public and will only be withheld from disclosure if deemed confidential pursuant to State Law. Individual student records are deemed confidential. To request any public records from LCS, please visit www.leonschools.net/publicrecords