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Student
Notification of Rights
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Capital University
Notification of Rights Under FERPA
The
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students
certain rights with respect to their education records. These rights
are:
The Right to
Inspect and Review
The
student has a 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 or academic dean written requests
that identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. The university
official 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 university official to whom the
request was submitted, that official will advise the student of
the correct official to whom the request should be addressed.
The Right to
Request Amendment
The
student has a right to request the amendment of the student's education
records that the student believes is 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 her 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 Certain Disclosures
The
student has a 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 of
certain information, including directory information.
One
exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure
to University officials with legitimate educational interests. A
University official is defined as a person employed by the university
in an administrative, supervisory, academic, or support staff position
(including law enforcement unit 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 assisting another University official in performing his or her
tasks.
A
University official has a legitimate educational interest if the
official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill
his or her professional responsibility.
The Right to
File a Complaint
The
student has a right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department
of Education concerning alleged failures by the university 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, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-4605
Capital
University's FERPA Policy is available.
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