Public Record Request

Cherokee County School Board policy 5070/7350 Public Records -- Retention, Release, and Disposition governs the release of public records. 

Any record, in any form, that is made or received by the board or its employees in connection with the transaction of public business is a public record that must be made available to the public, unless such record is protected from disclosure by federal or state law or is otherwise exempted from the public records law, G.S. 132-1 through 132-9.  (See policy 5071/7351, Electronically Stored Information Retention, for specific information regarding public records in electronic form.)

The official records of students are not public records subject to inspection and examination.  (For additional information regarding the release of information about students, see policy 4700, Student Records.)  Further, any written material containing the identifiable scores of individual students on any test taken pursuant to the state testing program described in Chapter 115C, Article 10A of the North Carolina General Statutes is not a public record.

All requests for examining or obtaining copies of public records should be made using the form below.  

NC G.S. 132-6. (a) states "Every custodian of public records shall permit any record in the custodian's custody to be inspected and examined at reasonable times and under reasonable supervision by any person, and shall, as promptly as possible, furnish copies thereof upon payment of any fees as may be prescribed by law."  In accordance with this statute, CCS is not required to "create records" to satisfy a request for public record.  CCS will satisfy this statute by providing access to or copies of existing records as required.

To request a public record please click on the Public Record Request Form below.