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FERPA – Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
1974
Everyone is responsible – The right thing for us to do is to protect our
student information. We are liable and can be sued, could even lose our
federal funding.
An eligible student is any person 18 years old or attending Isothermal
Community College as a post secondary institution. FERPA allows but does not
mandate that we release information about under 18 year old dependents. We
have chosen at Isothermal Community College to require signed releases from
all our students.
Students Rights are:
- To inspect and review educational
records
- To seek to have educational records
amended
- To have control over disclosure of
records – directory and non-directory information
We are also required to keep a log of
each request. Thus, requests for student information should be referred
to the Records Office.
We must annually notify current students of their rights. We notify
students through the Student Handbook which is available through print
and the Isothermal Community College’s website.
Anything not listed below in the category of directory information can
not be released to a third party without the student’s written
permission. This includes parents, spouses, employers, other
institutions or even employees of Isothermal Community College who do
not have a need to know.
Items we have designated as directory information that can be released
without written permissions are:
- student's name
- major fields of study
- participation in officially
recognized activities and sports
- dates of attendance (Terms not
actual attendance in class)
- degrees, honors and awards
received (i.e. graduation, Dean’s List)
- email address
- photograph (for campus publication
purposes)
Letters of Recommendation – Do not
require written permission as long as it only contains personal
observation and knowledge. However, if grades or GPA are included,
you must obtain written permission.
In cases of emergencies – First verify it is a true emergency. We
can always involve our security. Never disclose information
regarding student schedule/class location or just send the visitor
to the class. We can never be too cautious with the protection of
our students or our faculty and staff.
If ever in doubt, ask first.
11/08/06
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