What are the 2 basic steps that UNT must follow to be in compliance with FERPA?
- Notify current students annually in writing of their rights under FERPA.
- Right to seek amendment or correction of educational records
- Right to have some control over the disclosure of information from education records
except when release is permitted by law
- Right to file complaints with the Family Policy Compliance Office, United States Department
of Education, within 180 days of alleged violation
- Since UNT has a policy of disclosing personally identifiable information to school
officials:
- The criteria for determining school officials
- A description of what constitutes legitimate educational interest
- Grant access by students or parents, if applicable, to education records.
- Students and former students have the right to inspect and review their education
records through established procedures.
- Within a maximum of 45 days after written request is received.
- Institution or agency is not required to provide a copy of the education record unless
failure to do so would deny access.
- Records cannot be destroyed if request is pending.
- Fee can be charged unless cost prohibits access.
- Students and former students have the right to review records of request for disclosure
of their personally identifiable information.
- Institution needs to maintain records of request and make them available to students.
- A record of disclosure is not required to document disclosure to:
- a student or parent
- a school official with a legitimate educational interest
- an individual to whom the student provides written consent for disclosure
- an individual providing a lawfully issued subpoena
- an individual requesting directory information
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