FERPA - Litigation and Student Team
University of Notre Dame
Annual Student 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 include:
1) RIGHT TO INSPECT: The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the University receives a request for access.
A student should submit to the Office of General Counsel a written request that identifies the record(s) the student wishes to inspect. The Office of General Counsel will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.
2) RIGHT TO REQUEST AN AMENDMENT: The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading.
A student who wishes to ask the University to amend a record should make a request, in writing, to the Registrar requesting that it correct or amend the record.
If the Registar decides not to amend the record as requested, the Registrar will notify the student in writing of the decision and the student's right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding the hearing procedures will be provided to the student after the student submits a written request for a formal hearing.
3) RIGHT TO PROVIDE WRITTEN CONSENT: The right to provide written consent before the University discloses personally identifiable information from the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
The University discloses education records without a student’s prior written consent under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the University in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person, company, or organization with whom the University has contracted as its agent to provide a service instead of using University employees or officials (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board 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 responsibilities for the University. Upon request, the University also discloses education records without consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll.
4) RIGHT TO PROVIDE FILE A COMPLAINT: The 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, SW
Washington, DC 20202-5901
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