YOUR
RIGHTS
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students
certain rights to their education records. They are:
- The right to inspect and review the student's education records
within 45 days of the day the University receives a request for access.
- Students should submit to the registrar, dean, head of the academic
department, or other appropriate official, written requests for
access and notify the student of the time and place where the
records may be inspected. If the records are not maintained by
the University official to whom the request was submitted, that
official shall advise the student of the correct official to whom
the request should be addressed.
- The right to request the amendment of the student's education records
that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading.
- Students may ask the University to amend a record that they
believe is inaccurate or misleading. They should write the University
official responsible for the record, clearly identify the part
of the record they want changed, and specify why it is inaccurate
or misleading.
- If the University decides not to amend the record as requested
by the student, the University will notify the student of the
decision and advise the student of his or her right to a hearing
regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding
the hearing procedures will be provided to the student when notified
of the right to a hearing.
- The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable
information contained in the student's education records, except to
the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
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One exception which permits disclosure without
consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational
interests. A school official is a person employed by the University
in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or
support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel
and health staff); a person or company with whom the University
has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection
agent); a person serving on the Board of Trustees; or a student
serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or
grievance committee, or assisting another school official in
performing his or her tasks.
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A school official has a legitimate educational
interest if the official needs to review an education record
in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility
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The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department
of Education concerning alleged failures by Caldwell College to comply
with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office
that administers FERPA is: Family Policy Compliance Office; U.S. Department
of Education; 600 Independence Avenue; SW; Washington, DC 20202-4605.
DIRECTORY INFORMATION
Directory information which under the provisions of
the Act noted above may be released at the College's discretion unless
a specific request for exclusion from disclosure is made, includes:
a student's name, local and home addresses and telephone listings, date
and place of birth, major field of study, participation in officially
recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic
teams, dates of attendance, degrees, honors and awards received, and
the most recent previous educational institution or agency attended
by the student.
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