FERPA

家庭教育权和隐私权法案 & 公开教育纪录

家庭教育权和隐私权法案(FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. 这项法律适用于所有接受美国联邦教育资助计划资助的学校.S. 教育部. 在FERPA, 学院 may not generally disclose personally identifiable information from a student's education records to a third party, 包括父母, 除非学生提供书面同意.

了解教育记录

The term "education records" is defined as those records that contain information directly related to a student and which are maintained by a school or by a party acting for the school. 在FERPA, a school is not generally required to maintain particular education records or education records that contain specific information. 而, the school is required to provide certain privacy protections for those education records that it does maintain. 也, 除非有未完成的学生要求检查和审查教育记录, FERPA允许学校销毁这些记录而不通知学生.

学生的权利 

FERPA affords students at esball官方网 (the “College”) certain rights with respect to their education records. 这些权利包括:

• The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days after the day 学院 receives a request for access. A student should submit to the 记录办公室 a written request that identifies the record(s) the student wishes to inspect. The 记录办公室 will make arrangements for access and notify the student of the time and 的地方 where the records may be inspected. 书面申请应提交至:
  
  记录办公室
  esball官方网
  4号楼(B4)
  芒特普莱森特大街600号
  普罗维登斯，RI 02908
  records@aal63.com
• The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student believes are inaccurate, 误导或以其他方式侵犯FERPA下的学生隐私权. A student who wishes to ask 学院 to amend a record should submit a written request to the 记录办公室, 清楚地指出学生想要更改的记录部分, 并说明为什么要更改它. 如果学院决定不按学生的要求修改记录, 学院 will notify the student 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 when notified of the right to a hearing.
• The right to provide written consent before 学院 discloses personally identifiable information (PII) from the student's education records, 除非FERPA在未经同意的情况下授权披露. (欲了解更多信息，请参阅下文“教育记录披露”一节.”)
• 向美国政府提出申诉的权利.S. 就学院涉嫌未能遵守FERPA的要求向教育部提出申诉. 管理FERPA的办公室的名称和地址是:
  
  家庭政策遵从处
  U.S. 教育部
  马里兰大道400号，西南
  华盛顿特区，20202

请注意:根据FERPA, a school is not generally required to maintain particular education records or education records that contain specific information. 而, 学校被要求对其保存的教育记录提供一定的隐私保护. 也, 除非有符合条件的学生要求检查和审查教育记录, FERPA允许学校销毁这些记录而不通知学生.

经书面同意披露

在FERPA, 学院 may not generally disclose personally identifiable information from a student's education records to a third party, 包括父母, 除非学生提供书面同意. 签署并注明日期的书面同意书必须指明可能披露的记录, 说明披露的目的, 并指明可能向其披露信息的一方或一方类别. 披露时, 如果学生要求的话, 学院将向学生提供所披露记录的副本.

未经同意披露

然而, FERPA允许学校公开这些记录, 不同意, 给有合法教育利益的学校官员. “学校官员”被定义为学院在行政管理部门雇用的人员, 监督, 学术, research or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person serving on the board of trustees; or a student serving on an official committee such as a disciplinary or grievance committee.

Other individuals who may be considered school officials include volunteers or contractors outside of 学院 who perform an institutional service of function for which 学院 would otherwise use its own employees and who is under the direct control of 学院 with respect to the use and maintenance of PII from education records, 比如律师, 审计师, or collection agent or a student volunteering to assist another school official in performing that official’s tasks. A school official typically has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill professional responsibilities for 学院.

更多未经同意披露的个案

另外, FERPA允许学校公开记录, 包括PII, 不同意, 向下列各方或在下列条件下:

• 致该学生寻求或打算入学的另一所学校的官员, or where the student is already enrolled if the disclosure is for purposes related to the student’s enrollment or transfer, 根据FERPA的要求.
• 给美国的授权代表. S. 美国总审计长.S. 司法部长，美国.S. 教育部长, 或州和地方教育当局, such as a 状态 postsecondary authority that is responsible for supervising 学院’s 状态-supported education programs. 可根据本规定进行披露, 根据FERPA的要求, 与联邦或州支持的教育项目的审计或评估有关, 或者执行或遵守与这些项目相关的联邦法律要求. These entities may make further disclosures of PII to outside entities that are designated by them as their authorized representatives to conduct any audit, 评价, 或代表他们执行或遵守活动.
• 与学生已申请或已收到的经济援助有关, 如果这些信息是决定是否有资格获得援助所必需的, 确定援助的数额, 确定援助的条件, 或者执行援助的条款和条件.
• 组织进行研究, 或代表, 学院, 为了:(a)发展, 验证, or administer predictive tests; (b) administer student aid programs; or (c) improve instruction.
• 授权认可机构履行其认可职能.
• 如果学生是美国国税局的受抚养人，给学生的父母.
• 遵从司法命令或合法发出的传票.
• To the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for the purpose of allowing the INS to determine a student’s nonimmigrant status, provided that the student has signed Form I-20 and thereby provided consent to the release of educational information for this purpose.
• 根据FERPA的规定，向与健康或安全紧急情况有关的适当官员提供服务.
• 致暴力犯罪或非暴力性犯罪嫌疑人的受害者, 根据FERPA的要求. The disclosure may only include the final results of the disciplinary proceeding with respect to that alleged crime or offense, 不管结果如何.
• 向公众开放, 纪律处分程序的最终结果, 根据FERPA的要求, if 学院 determines the student is an alleged perpetrator of a crime of violence or non-forcible sex offense and the student has committed a violation of the school’s rules or policies with respect to the allegation made against the student.
• 就学生违反任何联邦法律, 状态, 或者当地法律, 或违反任何学院的规则或政策, governing the use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance if 学院 determines the student committed a disciplinary violation and the student is under the age of 21.

请注意:学院 在学生档案列表中保存记录 to whom personally identifiable information was disclosed and the legitimate interests the party or parties had in obtaining the information. 这不适用于具有合法教育利益的学校官员或目录信息.

目录信息

另外, 学院可披露, 不同意, 以下是该学生的“目录”信息:

• 名字
• 电话号码
• 电子邮件地址
• 荣誉及奖励
• 班级水平(大一、大二、大三、大四或研究生)
• 主修和/或副修
• 度
• address
• 出生日期和地点
• 出席日期
• 注册情况(全日制、非全日制或未注册)
• 毕业日期

Please Note: Students have the right to refuse to allow any or all such information about the student to be designated as directory information. 学生可以登录My.RIC和更新目录信息的FERPA限制. 否则，学生必须书面通知记录办公室这样的要求.

要考虑的常见场景

当学生带着家长来见老师时, the student should provide written approval to include parents-otherwise the parents can wait outside the office.

• 没有学生的书面同意，不能给打电话的家长提供信息.
• 不能把试卷堆在一起让学生去捡.
• 成绩不能张贴在包含识别信息的列表上.
• 如有任何疑问，请致电 401-456-8213.