<p>I would now start to go the legal way or hint that you will if you meet further resistance. At this point, your parents (who do support you in this right?) should really start getting involved. I know it sucks because you feel you are mature enough to handle this yourself, but the fact is as adults and as your parents they have a more authoritative position as well as a more compelling legal interest.</p>
<p>I’d have your parents request on your behalf that those scores be removed. Make sure you do everything from now on in writing as well. And I would throw up the argument that those scores are from Collegeboard and/or ETS and that you took the test. Ergo they have no connection whatsoever with your high school transcript. Since they are essentially your educational records and the school had no part in grading/scoring the tests, I would argue that the records belong solely to you and your parents as you are under 18. Therefore they would be inappropriate in a HS record without your [parent’s] consent. Following this argument, I would have your parents request in writing that the school remove these scores from your high school records. I would make clear that both you and your parents do NOT consent to the school keeping them in your HS record and that you feel that if they are kept in your HS record your educational privacy rights would be irreparably violated by the school. Make sure you appeal this all they way up too. So if your administrator says no, go to the Principal, then the Superintendent, then the Board of Education, and so on… If they still don’t back off and you (aka your parents) won’t file a lawsuit, I would, as a “last stand” of sorts, explicitly NOT give the school to release your standardized test scores from College Board, ETS, and ACT to any third party including but not limited to colleges and businesses. (Make sure its in writing and your parents sign it along with you!) Per the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act also known as Buckley’s Amendment, I think it would be very legally risky for your school to then go and release this information. They would expose themselves to a lot of legal liability in my opinion and again, in my opinion, any sane school/school district would back down. Make sure your parents at this stage point out the legal aspects of releasing those records as well.</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I am currently just a rising senior in high school and have no legal experience or education of any sorts. Everything I have said in my post is not meant to be taken as legal advice. You should consult a lawyer for legal advice of any sort.</p>
<p>And let this be a lesson to all other high schoolers. Don’t just send your scores to your school. Make sure they give you a right to withhold the scores from your transcript. If they don’t, well then, don’t send any scores to them. To not have your SAT scores sent, call CB before you take your first SAT. To not have your AP scores sent, don’t bubble in your school’s CEEB code on your AP multiple choice answer sheets. If you want, you can bubble in the code for home schoolers on your AP tests. And the ACT lets you choose if you want scores sent to your school when you register for an ACT online.</p>