Student Education Records and FERPA
What is FERPA?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (“FERPA”) 相关法规规定了旨在保护学生教育记录隐私的要求. FERPA provides for the right to inspect and review education records, 寻求修改这些记录和限制从记录中披露信息的权利. FERPA适用于接受教育部长管理的任何项目资金的所有机构.
FERPA对学生的教育记录有哪些权利?
FERPA provides each student with the right to:
- 在学院收到申请之日起45天内检查和审查其教育记录
- Request an amendment or correction to his/her education record(s)
- 同意披露学生教育记录内的个人身份资料, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent and
- File a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education
Who is protected under FERPA?
FERPA保护所有目前入学或以前入学的大学生, regardless of their age or status with regard to parental dependency. Students who have applied but have not attended the College, or students who are deceased do not fall under FERPA guidelines.
What is Student Directory Information?
学院,与FERPA一致,被允许发布学生目录信息. 目录信息是指学生的教育记录中包含的信息,如果披露,通常不会被认为是有害的或侵犯隐私. 学院将以下信息指定为目录信息,除非学生另有指示,否则学院将在没有事先书面同意的情况下披露这些信息:
- Name and Address
- Program of study(Including College of enrollment, major and campus)
- Enrollment status (e.g. full-time, part-time, withdrawn)
- Dates of attendance
- Degrees, honors, and awards received
- Previous educational agencies or institutions attended
- Participation in officially recognized activities and sports and
- Weight and height of members of intercollegiate athletic teams
希望对这些信息保密的学生可以联系他们的校园招生中心.
When is student consent not required for disclosure?
When the disclosure is to:
- College officials and employees who have a legitimate educational interest
- Federal, state and local authorities involving an audit or evaluation of compliance with educational programs; in connection with financial aid, including Veterans benefits
- 为或代表教育机构进行研究的组织
- Accrediting organizations
- 美国国税局定义的“受抚养”学生的家长. 父母最近的联邦所得税申报表的副本,列出学生作为受抚养人必须提交给注册中心,以证明抚养
- Comply with a judicial order or subpoena
- Manage health or safety emergencies
- Release of directory information, 除非学生“选择退出”目录信息披露
- 公布据称是暴力犯罪受害者的纪律听证会的最终结果
- 学生寻求或打算入学的另一机构的官员, so long as the disclosure is for purposes of enrollment or
- A parent of a student regarding the student’s violation of any federal, state or local law, 或学院管理使用或拥有酒精或受管制物质的任何规则或政策,并且学生在向家长披露时未满21岁.
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学业成绩单的要求应直接向注册办公室或校园注册中心提出.
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What are education records?
学院将“教育记录”(以下列出的某些豁免)定义为这些记录, files, documents, 以及其他包含与学生直接相关信息的材料, and are maintained by any employee or agent of the College.
What are not education records?
以下是不符合教育记录的记录示例:
- Records that are kept in the sole possession of the maker, 是否仅作为个人记忆辅助工具使用,不允许任何人使用或透露
- 由校园警察为执法目的而创建和保存的记录
- 与学院雇用的个人有关的记录(除非就业取决于学生身份)
- 仅用于与学生治疗有关的医疗和咨询记录
- 在个人不再是出勤学生后,学院创建或收到的与个人作为学生出勤没有直接关系的记录, such as alumni records