Class of 2017: Destruction of student records is August 1

UPTON – Attention Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School Class of 2017. Per state and federal regulations, temporary student records, including special education files (IEP), 504 plans, and student health records, shall be destroyed seven years after the student leaves the school. For the Class of 2017, this date is August 1, 2024.

Members of the Class of 2017 may request their temporary student record (any information not contained in their transcript) before the August 1 shred date by written request. If you want to obtain your record, please send a written request indicating the year of graduation and your name while in school to Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School, Student Services Record Dept., 65 Pleasant Street, Upton, MA 01568.

Student transcripts (a record of grades) shall be destroyed 60 years after the student leaves the school. For the Class of 2017, that date is August 1, 2077. An alum from that class may request a transcript from their graduation date: May 2017 through August 1, 2077.

If you want to retain your records, learn how at: www.valleytech.k12.ma.us/studentrecords.