Notice of Destruction of Special Education Records

In compliance with the Georgia Records Act, the Gordon County School District’s records retention schedule, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) regulations on destruction of data collected, maintained or used in the provision of a free and appropriate public education of students with disabilities in the district’s schools, the Special Education Department announces its intention to destroy special education records during the month of October, 2024.

Records for students who were enrolled in a special education program in the district’s schools who were born before January 1, 1999 will no longer needed for educational purposes.

A student or parent may need these records for Social Security or other reasons. If you, as a former special education student or parent of a former special education student, wish to obtain these records prior to destruction, you should contact the Special Education Records Department at:

Special Education Office
7300 Fairmount Hwy
Calhoun GA, 30701

Positive identification will be required before the records will be released to the individual.

For more information contact the Special Education Records Office at 706-629-7366, between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Positive identification will be required before the records will be released to the individual.