NOTIFICATION
OF RIGHTS UNDER FERPA
FOR POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS
The Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with
respect to their education records. They are:
- The right to inspect and review
the student's education records within 45 days of the day the College
receives a request for access.
Students should submit to the Registrar, Dean, head of the academic
department, or other appropriate official, written requests that identify
the record(s) they wish to inspect. The College 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 College official to whom the request was submitted, that official
shall advise the student of the correct official to whom the request should
be addressed.
- The right to request the
amendment of the student's education records that the student believes are
inaccurate or misleading.
Students may ask the College to amend a record that they believe is
inaccurate or misleading. They should write the College 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 College decides not to amend the record as requested by the
student, the College will notify the student of the decision and advise
the student of his 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
disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the
student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes
disclosure without consent.
One exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to
school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official
is a person employed by the College 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 the
College has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection
agent); a person serving on the Council 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 a legitimate educational interest if the Official
needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her
professional responsibility. Upon request, the College discloses education
records without consent to officials of another school in which a student
is enrolled, or seeks or intends to enroll.
- The right to file a complaint
with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by White
Earth Tribal and Community College 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
600 Independence
Avenue, SW
Washington DC
20202-4605
- WETCC may disclose directory
information of students. Directory information includes: name, local
and permanent (hometown) address, e-mail address, telephone number, major
and minor fields of study, class level, dates of enrollment, full
time/part time status, awards, honors (including Dean's list), degree(s)
conferred (including dates), previous educational institution(s) and dates
attended, photographs taken and maintained by the College for various
purposes, past and present participation in officially recognized
activities and sports, height and weight of athletes.
You may refuse to permit the disclosure of directory information if you
notify WETCC's Registrar in writing that you do not want such information
disclosed. This written refusal to permit the disclosure of
directory information must be made within 45 days of the date you begin
taking classes at WETCC.
Students
may review or obtain a copy of WETCC's FERPA Policy at the Records office:
Student
Notification