STUDENT PRIVACY: FERPA
THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), affords students certain rights with respect to
the privacy of their education records. ** For more information please refer to the Peralta Community
College District website, under FERPA.
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or the Merritt college website, under FERPA.
Notice.pdf
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) guarantees that the academic records
for students over 18 years old or postsecondary students of any age cannot be discussed with anyone
except the student or authorized college personnel. PCCD only discloses personally identifiable
information from an education record to appropriate parties in connection with an emergency if
knowledge of the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other
individuals. in the case of high school concurrent enrollment students, FERPA also prohibits parents
from accessing their children’s student records, regardless of the student’s age.
To whom, and under what conditions, may colleges disclose information without the student’s written
consent?
• to college faculty, staff and administrators with a legitimate educational interest in the information.
• in response to a request for directory information.
• to federal, state and local education authorities involving an audit, evaluation or compliance with
education programs.
• agents acting on behalf of the college (i.e. national student clearinghouse).
• in connection with processing financial aid.
• accrediting organizations.
• to comply with a judicial order or subpoena.
• in connection with a health or safety emergency if the information will assist in resolving the
emergency.
Requests to disclose information under these circumstances should always be handled with caution and
approached on a case by case basis.
Student records can only be released with the expressed written consent of the student.
Students: if you would to provide consent for a parent, spouse, or other party to have access to
your records, please request and submit a FERPA authorization release form.
Health and safety exemption: FERPA permits non-consensual disclosure of education records, or
personally identifiable, non-directory information from education records, in connection with a health or
safety emergency under § 99.31(a)(10) and § 99.36 of the FERPA regulations. The health or safety
exemption permits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from a student’s education record
without the written consent of the student in the case of an immediate threat to the health or safety of
students or other individuals. the family educational rights and privacy act (ferpa) affords student
certain rights with respect to their education records. For more information refer to the following link:
Notificación de la Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad de Información de Estudiantes: FERPA
La Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad de Información de Estudiantes se conoce en Inglés como el Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). Dicha ley garantiza que la información contenida
en los expedientes o registros académicos de los estudiantes no pueda ser divulgada o discutida con
nadie que no sea el alumno mismo o personal autorizado de la Universidad.
El Distrito de los Colegios Comunitarios de Peralta (PCCD) solamente compartira información de los
registros académicos con personas de grupos adecuados cuando haya una emergencia y únicamente
en el caso que dicha divulgación sea necesaria para proteger la salud y el bienestar del estudiante o
de otros individuos. En el caso de estudiantes que atienden simultaneamente high school y un colegio
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