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other organization, department or outside party may refer to, mention or advertise alcohol in any form. This includes, but is not limited to: websites, Facebook postings and e-mail messages sponsored by Illinois Tech student organizations.
2. Sanctions
Any party violating this policy for the first time will receive an official warning. A party violating this policy for the second time may lose posting privileges for at least one semester. Any violation may be subject to additional penalty as determined by the Office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs.
L. Privacy Rights and Access to Educational Records
Illinois Tech respects the rights of privacy of its students and acknowledges the responsibility to maintain confidentiality of personally identifiable educational records.
1. FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
Please visit https://web.iit.edu/registrar/ferpa for Illinois Tech’s official FERPA information, policies and procedures; such posted version is the version that will control in all instances. For general information about FERPA, please visit the U.S. Department of Education's website at http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html. Students can grant permission to release all or part of their record to specific individuals by completing the FERPA release form at www.iit.edu/registrar/forms/view.php?id=12197. The following is a summary description of the policies and procedures that apply to such records.
2. Accessibility of Educational Records
Illinois Tech has adopted a policy of not disclosing personally identifiable information, other than directory information, from the educational records of a student without their prior written consent, except in the following instances:
a. To school officials, including teachers, within the educational institution who have a legitimate educational interest;
b. To officials of another school in which the student seeks or intends to enroll, provided that a documented attempt will be made to notify the student of intended disclosure prior to submission of such information;
c. To certain authorized representatives of the United States and state agencies who require such information to carry out lawful functions;
d. In connection with the student’s application for, or receipt of, financial aid;
e. To organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, educational agencies or institutions, if these studies are conducted in a manner that will not permit the personal identification of students and if the information will be destroyed when no longer needed for the purpose for which it is
conducted;
f. To accrediting organizations in order to carry out their accrediting functions;
g. To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena, with, except as prohibited by law,
reasonable notice to the student of the intended disclosure prior to submission of such information;
h. To appropriate parties in health or safety emergencies; and
i. To parents of dependent Illinois Tech students, as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986.
j. As may otherwise be authorized by law.
For purposes of this section, all students enrolled at Illinois Tech shall be deemed to be independent of their parents. Any parent may challenge this assumption by presentation of evidence that such student does qualify as a dependent for federal income tax purposes.
The term school officials shall include parties such as: professors; instructors; administrators; health staff; counselors; attorneys; clerical staff; trustees; members of committees and disciplinary boards; and a contractor, volunteer or other party to whom the school has outsourced institutional services or functions. A school official generally has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill their professional responsibility as an employee of Illinois Tech; provided however,
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