I/We, as parents, understand that evaluation of prior school records, where applicable, is a mandatory part of the assessment process, and I/we hereby authorize any school previously attended by my child, whether denominated Catholic school or otherwise, to communicate with and to send St. Matthew the Apostle a copy of any and all of my child's school records, including but not limited to any academic, attendance, disciplinary records, financial records in regards to payment of tuition and fees, other social and/or informational records. This authorization also applies to authorize St. Mathew the Apostle to communicate with and to provide its school records as described above in response to any future request St. Matthew the Apostle may receive to any other requesting Catholic school operating within the geographic region of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
Further, in consideration of either the sending or receiving of records, I/we hereby agree to release, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the owners of and/or any such schools that send and/or receive the aformentioned records along with the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, their members, directors, officers, administrators, principals, teachers, employees, agents and/or representatives and the Archbishop, bishops, and all the clergy of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, from any and all claims, demands and/or causes of action arising from the sending and/or receipt of the aformentioned records and/or from the content of such records.