The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (PL93-380), commonly referred to as FERPA, provides that all records pertaining to a student that are maintained by the college must be open to inspection by the student and may not be made available to any other person without the written authorization of the student.
The release of information to the public without student consent will be limited to that designated as directory information. ACC has designated the following information as directory information:
目录信息 is considered public record under the Texas 公共信息法 and must be released to requestors unless you have submitted a written request to the 招生 and Enrollment Office to make your directory information private.
To withhold your information, submit the Request to Withhold Directory Information form to the 招生 and Enrollment Office within the first 12 days of the semester. Open Records requests made by members of the public can be filled starting 后 the 12th day. Any requests for directory information that are received 后 ACC has received and processed your Request to Withold Directory Information form will not include your information. Your request remains in effect until revoked by you in writing.
You have the right to inspect and review your student records maintained by the college. The college is not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons 如 great distance, it is impossible for eligible students to review the records. You may be charged a fee for copies.
You have the right to request that a school correct records that you believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If ACC decides not to amend the record, you have the right to a formal hearing. 听证会结束后, if the college still decides not to amend the record, you have the right to place a statement with the record setting forth your view about the contested information.
一般, the college must have written permission from you in order to release any information from your student record. 然而, FERPA allows the college to disclose those records, 不同意, to the following parties or under the following conditions:
FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s student records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level.