Champion Beauty College

Notification of Rights Under FERPA

(The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act)

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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C.  123g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an application program of the U.S. Department of Education.

FERPA gives parents certain rights concerning their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are “eligible students.”

• Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student’s education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of the records unless, for reasons such as great distance, parents or eligible students can't review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.

• Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records that they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the records, the parent or eligible student has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the records, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information.

• Generally, schools must have written permission forms from parents or eligible students to release any information from a student’s education records. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR 99.31)

  • School officials with legitimate educational interest

  • Other schools to which a student is transferring

  • Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes

  • Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student

  • Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school

  • Accrediting organizations

  • T comply with a judicial order or lawfully subpoena

  • Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and

  • State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, according to specific State Law.

 

Schools may disclose, without consent, “directory” information such as a student’s name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, student handbook, or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of each school.

 

The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning the alleged failure of the School to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is the Family Policy Compliance Office.

U.S Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20202-5901