Can a high school legally hold your transcripts if you owe a fund-raising fee?

A student has started college and will be kicked out if her transcripts from high school are not received by the college within the next week. Her high school will not forward her transcripts without a fund-raising fee that her parents did not pay. Both her parents are out of work and can't pay the fee.Can a high school legally hold your transcripts if you owe a fund-raising fee?
Have you explained the financial hardship? They may make an exception.





Otherwise, I don't think they can withhold the transcript based on a fund-raising fee.Can a high school legally hold your transcripts if you owe a fund-raising fee?
threaten to sue the highschool
i think they have the right. i went thru the same thing. my son owed money for lab fees. it does state on one of the many papers i signed during registration that his diploma will be granted only if no debts are outstanding. i think they got the right.
YOU CAN GET AN UNOFFICAL TRANSCRIPT... BUT ONLY SOME COLEGE'S ACCEPT THEM. MAYBE SHE SHOULD FIND OUT.





GOOD LUCK
no i do not think so. usually transcripts can be held because of a financial obligation, but in public schools there are none. I do not think they have the right to hold it. The student should go above the high school, first contact the principal, then take it one above him to the school board etc.
I believe that they can legally hold the transcripts for nonpayment of any type of money that was owed, whether it be for lunches, fund raisers, supplies, etc. I know that a college will also hold the transcript until all fees are paid including parking tickets. Schools can also hold the diploma until fees are paid, at least they can in the state of Oklahoma.
I'm not sure what you mean by a fund-raising fee. I can only presume that it means they ordered something and didn't pay for it.


I would imagine that at some point, her parents will be working again. Perhaps she could go to the school and explain the situation and maybe even work out a fee schedule. I'm sure a reasonable person would work with them.