Within the Prescott College community, only those members, individually or collectively acting in the students' educational interest, are allowed access to student educational records. those created after the student graduated or left the institution). from a health or counseling center) alumni records (i.e. work-study wages, graduate teaching associates) are part of their educational records medical/psychological treatment records (e.g. private advising notes) law enforcement records created and maintained by a law enforcement agency for a law enforcement purpose employment records (unless the employment is based on student status), the employment records of student employees (e.g.

All these exceptions are permitted under the Act.Įducation records do not include records in the 'sole possession of the maker' (e.g.

No one outside the College shall have access to, nor will the institution disclose any information from, a student’s records without the prior written consent of the student, except: to persons or organizations providing student financial aid to accrediting agencies carrying out their accreditation function to persons in compliance with a judicial order and to persons in an emergency in order to protect the health or safety of students or other persons. Prescott College accords all the rights under the Act to students who are declared independent. Protection and Disclosure of Student Records

This federal law was designated to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their education records, to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data through informal and formal hearings, and to submit an explanatory statement for inclusion in the education record if the outcome of the hearing is unsatisfactory. Prescott College complies fully with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (as amended). Prescott College Policy on Disclosure of Student Records

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