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FERPAFamily Educational Rightsand Privacy Act
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Public Law 93380, the Family Educational Rights andPrivacy Act
of 1974, students and their parents areadvised of certain practices
and procedures at FloridaState College which relate to student
records.
Access to education records, with exceptions Right to challenge
contents
Control over access, with exceptions
What is FERPA
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Under this act
Students will be accorded access to students recordswithin a
reasonable time after the submission of awritten request to the
custodian of that record.
Students must consent to the release of any student
information other than directory information to anyperson or
agency.
Parents lose all right to access when student is enrolledin a
post-secondary institution.
What is FERPA Cont.
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This consent must be:
In writing Signed
Dated
Specify the information to be released
Specify the reason for release and the names of individuals to
whom
the information is to be released.
FERPA Consent
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Disclosure without consent will be exercised by
Florida State College to school officials withlegitimate
educational interests.
In addition, the college may disclose identifiableinformation
from student educational recordswithout student consent to
officials presenting ajudicial order or lawfully issued subpoena,
and tomilitary branches in accordance with federalguidelines.
FERPA Disclosure
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a person employed by the college in an administrative,
supervisory,academic, or support staff position (including safety
and securitystaff);
a person employed by an educational entity with which the
collegehas an educational agreement or contract who has a
legitimateeducational interest;
a person or company with whom the college contracted (such
asauditor, collection agent, credential and enrollment
verification
services); assisting another official in performing his or her
tasks.
A school official has a legitimate educational interest if he or
she needsto review an educational record in order to fulfill his or
herprofessional responsibility.
School Official
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Records maintained in students files:
application for admission
transcripts from other colleges
academic history records
general correspondence.
Student Records
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The following information about individual students is
classified as directory information by the College andwill be
released upon request to any person.
name
major field of study
dates of attendance
degrees, certificates or diplomas received
honors received
Directory Information
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Individual students have the right to submit a request
in writing to the custodian of student records that allor part
of the directory information NOT be released.
Access to, or release of directory information will bewithheld
until further written instruction is received
from a student.
Directory Information Cont.
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Last But Not Least
Err on the side of caution.
Only give information you are sure it is OK to give to thepeople
you know you can give it to.
If you are concerned or uncertain, let an administrator,
College student records staff member, the Registrar orthe Office
of General Counsel decide.
FERPA
