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RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Please note, individual program handbooks may detail policies that are required for specific programs and may supersede general college policies.
ACADEMIC FREEDOM
The college as an institution will remain neutral on partisan political matters. The neutral position is maintained to encourage an environment where faculty, students, and employees can express individual points of view and to insulate the college from undue political influence or pressure.
Faculty at Lakeshore Technical College are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing their course competency and outcomes, but they should be careful not to introduce into their teaching controversial matter which has no relation to their course competency and outcomes. Faculty members are expected to educate students to think for themselves, and to facilitate access to relevant materials that they need to form their own opinions. Faculty members are expected to present information fairly, and to set forth justly divergent opinions that arise out of the academic process and professionalism.
Examples of individual conduct that is not protected under the Academic Freedom Policy are as follows, but not limited to: threats or verbal harassment directed toward any member of the college community; disorderly conduct on college property or at any college-sponsored function in a manner that disturbs the privacy of other individuals and/or the instructional program; violation of college regulations or policies; and violation of any federal, state, or local criminal law either on campus or at any college sponsored activity.
ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS - FERPA
Student Records Confidentiality Notice
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (also known as FERPA or the Buckley Amendment) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. They are:
• The right to inspect and review the student’s educational records within 45 days from the day the college receives a request for access. You should submit written requests that identify the record(s) you wish to inspect to Student Records or the Registrar.
• The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student believes is inaccurate or misleading. You should write to the Registrar and clearly identify the part of the record you want changed and specify why it is inaccurate or misleading.
• The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s educational records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.
• The right to refuse to permit the college to designate disclosure of personally identifiable information about the student as directory information which is not subject to restrictions on disclosure.
The following information is designated directory information: name, city of residence, student email address, field(s) of study, current enrollment status, dates of attendance, degrees received, most recent previous educational institution attended, honors and awards received (including selection to a dean’s list or honorary organization), and photos and videos of students for use in college presentations/displays, news releases, publications, and websites.
If you do not wish to have your information designated as directory information and disclosed to members of the college community and to requesters from outside of the college, you must inform Student Records in writing.
Students may consent to the release of non-directory information by submitting a form for Authorization to Release Non-Directory Information; the form is available from the Student Records office.
Under sections 99.31(a) and 99.34 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations, applying the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, should an LTC student seek to enroll in another college or university to complete a course or degree, LTC may share personally identifiable data with that college or university’s education officials without the student’s prior