- A Guide to Privacy and Access to Information in Ontario Schools
- Introduction
- Ontario’s Access and Privacy Legislation
- Collecting personal information
- Using and disclosing personal information
- Consent to collect, use and disclose personal information
- Safeguarding and retaining information
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Access to information
- How do students and parents access personal information?
- Do individuals have a right to access general records from a school board?
- Do students need to reach a certain age before they can exercise their access rights?
- How does a child’s age affect the parent’s right of access to personal information?
- Do non-custodial parents have a right to access a child’s school records?
- Correction of Personal Information
- Special Topics
- Back to Information for Individuals
What happens to the OSR when a student changes schools?
Under the OSR Guideline, if a student changes schools, all parts of the OSR, except the office index card, will be transferred to another Ontario-based school.55
When a student transfers to a school outside of Ontario, a copy of the OSR may be sent to that school on request by its principal, and with the necessary consent of the parent, guardian or student. The original OSR must be retained by the Ontario school.