The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights
with respect to their education records. These rights include:
(1) The right to inspect and review the student’s education records
within 45 days of the day dated School of Business (CSB) receives a request for
access.
A student should submit to the Administrative Assistant a written request that identifies
the record(s) the student wishes to inspect. The Administrative Assistant will make
arrangements 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 school official to whom
the request was submitted, that official shall advise the student of the correct
official to whom the request should be addressed.
(2) The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records
that the student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation
of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA.
A student who wishes to ask CSB to amend a record should write the school official
responsible for the record, clearly identify the part of the record the student
wants changed, and specify why it should be changed.
If CSB decides not to amend the record as requested, CSB will notify the student
in writing of the decision and the student’s 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.
(3) The right to provide written consent before CSB discloses personally
identifiable information from the student’s education records, except to the extent
that FERPA authorizes disclosure with out consent.
CSB discloses education records without a student’s prior written consent under
the FERPA excep tion for disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational
interests. A school official is a person employed by CSB 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 CSB has contracted as
its agent to provide a service instead of using CSB employees or offi- cials (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.
A school official has legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review
an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibilities
for CSB.
(4) The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education
concerning alleged failures by CSB 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
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-5901