Student Requests Decision Practice | Student Requests | Official Requests | Parent Requests | External Requests Student Requests Related to Educational Records Below are common requests from students. Respond to all questions, and keep going until you get the right answer. After the third question, click Submit Your Answers, then go to "Official Requests" for more practice. 1. A student stops by the Dean’s Office and wants to review his disciplinary record immediately. Which of the following statements is most accurate according to FERPA? * a) The student must be allowed to review his record immediately. b) A review of records must be scheduled to occur within 45 days. c) The student does not have access to his disciplinary record. That’s right. Under FERPA, students have a right to request a look at their education records, including disciplinary records. The law says review of records can be scheduled within a reasonable timeframe, not to exceed 45 days. You may want to ask the student to specify what exact information he is requesting. This is not the best response. It’s true that under FERPA, students have a right to request a look at their education records, including disciplinary records. You are welcome to fulfill the request immediately but you are not required to. This is not the best response. Under FERPA, students have a right to request a look at their education records, including disciplinary records. 2. A student disputes her grade in a course and requests a change from her professor. Do FERPA regulations govern this dispute process? Yes No That’s right. If the student is disputing a grade, FERPA does not govern this process. There is an institutional process to request a grade change. If the student thinks there is an error in how the grade was recorded, FERPA allows the student to seek amendment. If the student is disputing a grade, FERPA does not govern this process, and there is an institutional process to request a grade change. If the student thinks there is an error in how the grade was recorded, FERPA allows the student to seek amendment. Please try again. 3. There are 45 students in a major field of study. A department assistant has been asked to pull a list of all students in this major along with their email addresses and phone numbers to distribute to the students as a contact list. How should the department assistant proceed? a) Pull this information from the Student Enterprise System and distribute it to the students. b) Create a list-serve where students can self-register and communicate with each other this way This is not the best answer. What if one or more of the students have placed a FERPA Hold on their Directory Information? Make another choice. Correct. This will ensure the department assistant avoids sharing the Directory Information of any students who may have placed a FERPA Hold on their Directory Information. Directory Information may be shared with University officials when there is a legitimate educational interest, however students are not University officials. If you are human, leave this field blank. This form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Submit Your Answers
