Q. Do surrogate parents have rights to the child's educational records?

A: Surrogate parents have all the rights guaranteed to parents under special education laws and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Surrogate parents can see, correct, obtain copies of, and approve or disapprove the right of other to see the child's educational records. If an agency other than the school has records that the surrogate parent thinks are relevant to special education planning, the surrogate would call

that agency to discuss release of records to the school for educational planning.

Q: Do surrogate parents have a choice in the selection of the child?

A: Yes. For example, surrogates may request assignment to a child with a certain disability or in a certain age group.