The 家庭教育权利和隐私法 (FERPA – 20 USC § 1232G; 34 CFR Part 99) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the US Department of Education.

FERPA gives parents/legal guardians certain rights with respect to their children’s educational records. These rights transfer to the student when s/he reaches the age of 18 or attends a postsecondary institution. 被转让权利的学生是“合资格学生”。. (Jackson State University defines “attends a postsecondary institution” as the first day of classes of the student’s start term; applicants who do not become students have no FERPA rights).

Definition of Education Records, School Official and Legitimate Educational Interest

Educational records are defined as records, files, documents and other material which contains information directly related to a student. 教育档案不包括教职员工的个人档案, law enforcement records, or parent’s financial records. FERPA没有禁止大学官员分享基于该官员个人知识或观察的信息，而不是基于教育记录中包含的信息.

A “school official” includes any person employed by the University to fulfill the University’s mission, such as, but not limited to, faculty, administrators, staff, counselors and health and safety personnel; people or companies contracted with the University such as, but not limited to, an attorney, auditor, consultant or collection agent; or a student serving on an official committee or assisting another school official in performing his/her official tasks.

A school official generally has a “legitimate educational interest如果该官员需要审查教育记录，以履行其工作描述中所描述的专业职责.

As custodians of student records in compliance with the 家庭教育权利和隐私法 of 1974, amended in 1998, 大学承担信任和义务，以确保充分保护学生的记录，包括维护教育记录的机密性.  大学已经制定了访问教育记录的政策指导方针，以尊重符合条件的学生和受抚养的符合条件的学生的父母的权利. 学校保存的教育记录被认为是保密的, except for directory information and information that is exempt from the need for consent.

拥有可识别个人身份的教育记录的大学人员必须遵守本节中概述的行政程序.

Students may direct questions regarding FERPA and the regulations to the Registrar or the Dean of Students.

*关于学生运动员:已经确定, 通过FERPA的need-to-know元素, that the Athletic Events & Compliance Coordinator can receive information regarding all conduct matters involving student-athletes.

Directory Information

目录信息是关于可能被披露的学生的信息 at the discretion of Jackson State University.  If information is approved for release, it may be shared through verbal, printed, electronic or other form, without prior consent.  大学包括以下目录信息:

• Student name
• Awards/honors (e.g. 拉丁文荣誉，校长名单，院长名单，荣誉名单)
• 出勤日期和/或学期
• Class standing (e.g. 一年级，大四，被硕士项目录取)
• 授予学位和证书的日期
• 入学情况(全日制、非全日制)
• Hometown
• Physical factors (athletes only)
• Degree and major field of study (e.g. 学士/学士，本科专业，大阳城集团99aa)
• Names of previous institutions attended
• Past and present participation in officially recognized co-curricular activities (e.g. sports, music, drama)
• JSU mail box number
• JSU email address (internal use only)
• Birthdate (internal use only)

 

Exceptions to Prior Consent

以下列出了在未经学生同意的情况下，学生教育记录中的信息可能会被发布给第三方的情况.

• To university officials, including the university’s attorney/s, 谁有合法的教育利益.
• 学生寻求或打算注册的机构.
• 按照受托人政策向国际人道法分支机构发放.
• To parents of dependent students. (Appropriate IRS forms are required and generally students are notified of the request.)
• In response to subpoenas/court orders.
• Information considered “directory information” may be released at the discretion of the university.
• 向暴力侵害犯罪的受害者通报行为结果.
• Information that can be released to the public as explained in the student conduct section of the handbook.
• Parental notification in drug and alcohol related violations and threats to health and safety.
• Records of deceased former students may be released or disclosed at the request of a parent, 学生遗产的个人代表或其他合格代表, 或者按照法院的命令传唤.
• 总审计长的授权代表, the Secretary of Education, 教育机构的行政首长, state education authorities, or the Attorney General when investigating government sponsored or affiliated program.
• 官员负责配合学生的申请行动, or receipt of, financial aid.
• Authorized individuals or organizations conducting studies for or on behalf of the university for the purpose of developing, validating, or administering predictive tests; for administering student aid programs; and for improving instruction. 这些研究必须以不允许大学或此类组织代表以外的人对学生及其父母进行个人身份识别的方式进行. This information is to be destroyed when it is no longer needed for the purpose for which it was collected. Authorization for such activities will come from the appropriate university administrator.
• Other entities with whom the university has directly contracted to offer/provide approved goods and services.
• 如果家长或学生对学校提起法律诉讼.

如果教育记录在不需要事先同意的情况下被释放，学生可能不知道被释放, a reasonable attempt will be made to notify a student of what information was released and to whom it was released.

Rights under FERPA

Students have the following rights regarding directory information and educational records:

检查和审查教育记录的权利

检查和审查教育记录的权利, 不包括学生父母或监护人的经济资助记录, confidential letters of recommendation where a student signed a waiver of right-of-access, 或1月1日之前写的推荐信, 1975.

这所大学没有维护学生记录的中央存储库. 查询访问特定的教育记录应向负责特定记录的大学办公室或机构提出. 在确定个人教育记录的位置方面，可以在大学注册处获得协助.

• 为了进入，学生可能会被要求提供适当的身份证明.
• Access to records will be given as soon as reasonably possible and no later than 45 days of the request.
• A designated university official must review and interpret the contents of the record with the student.
• If a student is unable to reasonably review the record in person he/she may request a copy of a particular record, excluding tapes of hearings, 并可能收取复制副本的费用. 副本的要求必须以书面形式提出，并且只有在记录的发布不会侵犯任何其他学生的FERPA权利的情况下才能获得批准. 该大学有45天的时间来回应这一请求.

Right to seek to amend records.

如果学生对特定记录中包含的某些信息提出异议, 他或她可以要求修改特定的记录. To do so, 学生必须以书面形式要求修改, 给保存特定记录的办公室. 这一请求并不保证修正案将获得批准.

• The written request must state the specific data the student is requesting to amend and the reason for the request.
• The department or university official that received the request may or may not agree to amend the selected information. If the request is denied, 学生可以遵循为该特定部门制定的程序，以便继续寻求修改记录. If the request is still denied, 学生可以通过教务处提出申诉.
• The student will receive a written decision as to whether or not the record was amended.
• If the record is amended, 学校将向学生解释所修改的内容，并将修改内容记录在学生的记录中.
• 如果记录没有修改，学生有权对他或她正在争论的记录提出书面声明, 解释什么信息是有争议的，以及他或她为什么要争论它.

有权将记录发布给第三方.

学生可以给予大学官员或办公室许可, to release verbally or in writing, educational records to a third party. (教育记录的某些副本可能不会发布给第三方. 这些记录由保存记录的办公室确定.)

• To do so the student must provide, to the appropriate office, a written statement requesting the release or complete a release of information form. 个别办事处可能有专门的表格来处理这个请求. 学生必须在申请表上签名并注明日期.
• 学生必须指定哪些记录可以公开, 这些记录被披露的原因, 以及记录可以向谁披露.
• 如果学生希望撤销先前的释放请求, he or she must do so in writing, 对于原来的办公室来说，这个版本已经实现了.

Right to have some control over the disclosure of information from educational records.

根据FERPA，学生在本节中有一些一般权利，例如可以选择向某些第三方发布信息, 请求不公开目录信息, etc.

要求目录信息不公开的权利.

• To do so, 学生必须在每学期上课的第十天之前(或在暑期课程的第一天到第五天之间)与大学注册办公室联系。.
• 不公开目录信息是一个全部或不公开选项(要么全部公开，要么全部不公开).
• 此请求将一直有效，直到学生取消. During this time, the directory information will then be treated the same as educational records.
• 鉴于电子信息的流动性，不可能保证完全不披露，但将采取一切合理的努力来保护机密性.

Right to waive access to records.

A student may sign a waiver of right-of-access to confidential recommendations concerning admission, application for employment, references, 和/或申请荣誉或荣誉认可.

• In such cases, the student, upon request, shall be notified of the names of individuals making such confidential recommendations. 这些建议仅用于其预期的目的.
• 如果学生选择不签署放弃访问权, 此类行为不得视为入学条件, receipt of financial aid, 或者从学校获得的任何其他服务或福利.

Right to file a complaint.

学生有权向美国教育部提出申诉.S Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the university to comply with the requirements of FERPA.

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

*FERPA Annual Notice to Reflect Possible Federal and State Data Collection and Use

As of January 3, 2012, the U.S. 教育部的FERPA法规扩大了您的教育记录和包含在这些记录中的个人身份信息(PII)的情况-包括您的社会安全号码, grades, 或其他私人信息-可能未经您的同意而被访问.

First, the U.S. Comptroller General, the U.S. Attorney General, the U.S. Secretary of Education, 或州和地方教育当局(“联邦和州当局”)可以允许访问您的记录和PII，而无需您同意联邦或州当局指定的任何第三方来评估联邦或州支持的教育计划. The evaluation may relate to any program that is “principally engaged in the provision of education,，比如早期儿童教育和职业培训, 以及任何由教育机构或机构管理的课程.

Second, 联邦和州当局可能允许研究人员在未经您同意的情况下访问您的教育记录和个人身份信息, 在某些情况下，即使我们反对或不要求进行此类研究. 联邦和州当局必须从其授权接收您的PII的实体处获得某些使用限制和数据安全承诺, 但当局不需要对这些实体保持直接控制.

In addition, 与全州纵向数据系统有关, State Authorities may collect, compile, permanently retain, 在未经您同意的情况下分享您教育记录中的个人信息, 他们可能会通过将此类PII与他们从其他联邦或州数据源获得的有关您的其他个人信息链接起来，跟踪您对教育和其他项目的参与情况, including workforce development, unemployment insurance, child welfare, juvenile justice, military service, and student records systems.