FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gives you, your parents and 网赌正规真人实体在线平台 certain rights when it comes to your education records. As the name indicates, it also protects your privacy!

网赌正规真人实体在线平台 (and any school covered under FERPA) is required to notify enrolled students of their rights annually. We fulfill this responsibility by publishing FERPA information in the yearly catalog. See the full annual disclosure text.

Your Rights as a Student

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) governs and protects your rights to your individual educational records. The primary rights protected under FERPA are the students' rights to:

  • Review and inspect their educational records;
  • Have their educational records amended or corrected;
  • Control disclosure of certain portions of their educational records.

Your Parents' Rights

When your child becomes a college student, understanding your rights as a parent can be confusing. At 网赌正规真人实体在线平台, we know you care about your child’s success!

When your student was in elementary and secondary school, the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gave you and your student rights to access and control their educational records. Now that your student is in college, these same laws apply, but they transfer ownership and control of the records directly to your student. This applies even if your student is still a dependent, no matter the age when they enter a post-secondary school.

According to FERPA, college students are considered responsible adults and are allowed to determine who will receive information about them. While you understandably have an interest in your student’s academic progress, you aren’t automatically granted access to your student’s educational records without their written consent. We encourage you to consult with your student if you need their academic information. Your student may give you permission to access their records by filing a Release of Information form (ROI).

Your Responsibility as a Student Worker

As a student worker, please be aware that all FERPA rules and procedures apply whenever accessing student education records. It is important to remember that a student must provide written consent before an institution may disclose personally identifiable information from their education records. All requests from a third party for an educational record from 网赌正规真人实体在线平台 must be forwarded to the Registrar. As school officials, you may access education records provided you have a legitimate educational interest that is within the scope of performing your job duties. If in doubt, do not hesitate to contact the Registrar.

If you are a student workers, you need to be aware of the following guidelines when accessing student records.

Complaints Regarding FERPA Violations

You have the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Columbia Basin College to comply with the requirements of FERPA. Complaints of this nature should be sent to:

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-4605

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