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Policy on Student Privacy Rights Policy Statement
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), you have the right to:
--inspect and review your education records;
--request an amendment to your education records if you believe they are inaccurate or misleading;
--request a hearing if your request for an amendment is not resolved to your satisfaction;
--consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information from your education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without your consent;
--file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Family Policy Compliance Office if you believe your rights under FERPA have been violated.
1. Inspection
What are education records?
Education records are records maintained by the university that are directly related to students. These include biographic and demographic data, application materials, course schedules, grades and work-study records. The term does not include:
--information contained in the private files of instructors and administrators, used only as a personal memory aid and not accessible or revealed to any other person except a temporary substitute for the maker of the record;
--Campus Police records;
--employment records other than work-study records;
--medical and psychological records used solely for treatment purposes;
--records that only contain information about individuals after they have left the university;
--any other records that do not meet the above definition of education records.
How do I inspect my education records?
--Complete an Education Inspection and Review Request Form (available online as a PDF document or from The HUB, 12C Warner Hall) and return it to The HUB.
--The custodian of the education record you wish to inspect will contact you to arrange a mutually convenient time for inspection, not more than 45 days after your request. The custodian or designee will be present during your inspection.
--You will Not be permitted to review financial information, including your parents financial information; or confidential letters of recommendation, if you have waived your right to inspect such letters.
--You can get copies of your education records from the office where they are kept for 25 cents per page, prepaid.
2. Amendment
How do I amend my educational records?
--Send a written, signed request for amendment to the Vice President for Enrollment, Carnegie Mellon University, 610 Warner Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Your request should specify the record you want to have amended and the reason for amendment.
--The university will reply to you no later than 45 days after your request. If the university does not agree to amend the record, you have a right to a hearing on the issue.
3. Hearing
How do I request a hearing?
?Send a written, signed request for a hearing to the Vice President for Enrollment, Carnegie Mellon University, 610 Warner Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
The university will schedule a hearing no later than 45 days after your request.
How will the hearing be conducted?
--A university officer appointed by the Vice President for Enrollment, who is not affiliated with your enrolled college will conduct the hearing.
--You can bring others, including an attorney, to the hearing to assist or represent you. If your attorney will be present, you must notify the university ten days in advance of the hearing so that the university can arrange to have an attorney present too, if desired.
--The university will inform you of its decision, in writing, including a summary of the evidence presented and the reasons for its decision, no later than 45 days after the hearing.
--If the university decides not to amend the record, you have a right to add a statement to the record that explains your side of the story.
4. Disclosure
Carnegie Mellon generally will not disclose personally identifiable information from your education records without your consent except for directory information and other exceptions specified by law.
What is directory information?
Directory information is personally identifiable information of a general nature that may be disclosed without your consent, unless you specifically request the university not to do so. It is used for purposes like compiling campus directories.
If you do not want your directory information to be disclosed, you must notify The HUB, 12C Warner Hall, in writing within the first 15 days of the semester.
Notifying The HUB covers only the disclosure of centralized records. Members of individual organizations such as fraternities, sororities, athletics, etc. must also notify those organizations to restrict the disclosure of directory information.
Carnegie Mellon has defined directory information as the following:
--your full name
--local/campus address
--local/campus telephone number
--email user id and address
--major, department, college
--class status (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, undergraduate, or graduate)
--dates of attendance (semester begin and end dates)
--enrollment status (full, half, or part time)
--date(s) of graduation
--degrees awarded
--sorority or fraternity affiliation
For students participating in intercollegiate athletics, directory information also includes:
--height, weight
--sport of participation
What are the other exceptions?
Under FERPA, Carnegie Mellon may release personally identifiable information from your education records without your prior consent to:
--school officials with legitimate educational interests;
--certain federal officials in connection with federal program requirements;
--organizations involved in awarding financial aid;
--state and local officials who are legally entitled to the information;
--testing agencies such as the Educational Testing Service, for the purpose of developing, validating, researching and administering tests;
--accrediting agencies, in connection with their accrediting functions;
?parents of dependent students (as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Service Code);
--appropriate parties in a health or safety emergency, if necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other individuals;
--officials of another school in which the student seeks or intends to enroll;
?victims of violent crimes or non-forcible sexual offenses (the results of final student disciplinary proceedings);
--parents or legal guardians of students under 21 years of age (information regarding violations of university drug and alcohol policies);
--courts (records relevant to legal actions initiated by students, parents or the university).
5. Complaints
If you believe the university has not complied with FERPA, you can file a complaint with the:
Family Policy Compliance Office
Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20202-4605
单选题
This article has university students as its target audience.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】本题属于主旨题。本句的关键词是university students。根据标题可知,本文是关于大学如何执行“Policy on Student Privacy Rights”(学生隐私权政策)的说明文,对象是就读的大学生。所以一看文章标题就可做出肯定的判断。故应选YES。
单选题
Under FERPA, students are entitled to request an amendment to their education records whenever they wish.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本句的关键词是FERPA、entitled及whenever。entitled to(have the right to)告诉我们应去有关学生权利的部分进行定位。在第一节“Policy Statement”中,文章明确指出了要求修改教育记录的条件是:“if you believe they are inaccurate or misleading”,而不是任何时候。本句不符合文章的意思,故选NO。
单选题
The education records are kept by the students themselves.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】此句的关键词是education records。我们去文章的“What are education records”一节中查找,一下就能找到“Education records”的有关信息。但原文并没有说由谁保管。所以判断为NOT GIVEN。
单选题
A student''s demand for the inspection of his records must be met within a month.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】此句的关键词是within a month。我们据此去查找有关时间的表述。全文有三处出现了“45 days”,按照从前往后的顺序进行scan,首先在“How do I inspect my education records?”一节找到了关于安排学生查看记录的时间期限的规定:“The custodian of the education record you wish,not more than 45 days after your request”,可见安排查看的时间是提出请求后的45天内,而不是30天,因此判断为NO。
单选题
When the request for an amendment is refused by the university, the student may ask for a hearing.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】此句的关键词是amend。我们必须先去“2.Amendment”一节中进行定位查找。在“How do I amend my educational records”一节的最后一句找到了要求听证的条件:“If the university does not agree to amend the record,you have a fight to a hearing on the issue.”,该句与原文的意思一致,故本题选YES。
单选题
The university is free to disclose the Directory information of students without their consent.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】本句的关键词足Directory Information。所以我们必须跳过“How will the hearing be conducted?”一节,去“What is directory information”一节中查找。原文中指出学生可以要求不公开自己的登录信息:“If you do not want your directory information to be disclosed,you must notify”,可见本句与原文的意思不符,故判断为NO。
单选题
In a hearing for the amendment of education records, both the student and the university may hire attorneys.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】此句的关键词是hearing与attorney。我们可到“How will the hearing be conducted”一节中去查找。在该节的第二段我们发现如果你请了律师,应10天前通知校方,好让校方也请律师,可见双方均可请律师。本句符合文章的原意,故本题选YES。
问答题
If a student feels that his rights under FERPA has been violated, he could file a ________with the U.S. Department of Education Family Policy Compliance Office.
问答题
Student who wants to inspect his education records must fill out an________.
【正确答案】Education Inspection and Review Request Form
【答案解析】需要查看自己教育记录的学生必须填写《查看教育记录申请表》。本句的关键词是inspect。根据它的提示,我们该去“How do I inspect my education records?”一节中查找,由原文可知,这里要填的答案为:Education Inspection and Review Request Form。
问答题
The directory information for intercollegiate athletes include additional information such as________.
【正确答案】height,weight,sport participation
【答案解析】校际运动员的登录信息还包括身高、体重和参与的运动。此句的关键词是Directory Information与intercollegiate。由此我们该去“What is directory information”一节中查找本题的出处。在该节最后我们找到了intercollegiate一词,也就找到了答案之所在。