Federal law, commonly known as FERPA (The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g; 34 C.F.R. 第99部分及以下部分.)或巴克利修正案, regulates the disclosure as well as the rights and responsibilities of students and institutions of higher education with respect to student eduction records. The law applies to all colleges and universities that receive funds under an applicable programs of the U.S. 教育部. It is designed to ensure students have a right of access to their educational records and protect those records from disclosure to third parties.
依照本法, 德克萨斯南方大学 may release information to the general public that may be thought of as “directory information” without the written consent of the student. 然而, students may request that this information be withheld from the public by giving written notice to the Registrar’s Office. “Directory information” includes the following: (1) name, (2)地址, (3)电话号码, (四)出生日期和地点, (5) weight and height of members of the athletic teams, (6) participation in officially recognized activities and sports, (七)出席日期, (8) educational institution most recently attended, and (9) other information (such as major field of study, 度了, 获奖情况). 学生 desiring to have “directory information,"如上文所述, withheld from the public should give written notice of this desire to the Registrar’s Office during the first twelve (12) days of class during a regular semester (fall or spring) or the first four (4) days of class during a summer term. These written notices must be transmitted in person. No transcript or other academic or disciplinary record related to an individual student will be released without the written consent of the student for such a release, 法律另有规定的除外.
These laws also require the University to notify the student prior to complying with a lawfully issued subpoena for student records, unless the subpoena directs otherwise. The University will attempt to contact the student allowing 14 days from the date of the letter for the student to file a motion to quash the subpoena, unless the subpoena directs otherwise.
The materials listed below provide general information regarding FERPA:
34 C.F.R. 部分99 -
http://www.欧盟.gov /目录/ text-idx?tpl=/欧盟browse/Title34/34cfr99_main_02.tpl
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (U.S. 教育部)-
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
FERPA与校园安全
http://www.nacua.org/nacualert/docs/FERPA/ferpa.pdf
FERPA培训模块
FERPA Basic Training Module (December 2012)
December 2011 Revised FERPA Regulations:
An Overview for Parents and 学生-http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/index.html