A new proposed change to the Albuquerque Public Schools handbook is creating concern for students' rights.The APS rights and responsibilities policy makes sure parents have access to things like grades and parent-teacher conferences. One proposed change that is causing concern is parents having full access to student counseling records.The Albuquerque Public Schools board has been trying to make it easier for parents to know their rights. The proposed policy outlines the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.This would include providing school counseling records. GLSEN New Mexico says this could potentially cause harm to LGBTQ youths. Damon Carbajal, the policy coordinator and co-chair for GLSEN said: “There are some records that we just feel that should be kept between the person and the student, providing students a little bit of anonymity.” APS board member Danielle Gonzales said the policy will not have any new rights or measures.“The intent is to take policies that already exist, rights that already exist, both APS policy, but also considering New Mexico state law and federal law as well," Gonzales said.Some community members are concerned with student privacy. “It's critical we're providing these safe spaces within their reach, because without them, I would have to assume our mental health negativity would go up higher for more youth,” Carbajal said. Gonzales said the current protections for students would still be in place.“This policy is just noting what are current rights in terms of access to parents, access to information," she said.Gonzales said she has received concerns over the policy but said she will not approve anything that will harm the LGBTQ students. The APS Policy Committee will have a meeting about this policy at 5 p.m. Thursday.The meeting is closed for public comment but community members can email their comments to boarded@aps.edu.