Section 8-B803. STUDENT RECORDS: DISCLOSURE AND PRIVACY

 

803.1The privacy and confidentiality of all student records, personnel records, and relevant exempt records shall be preserved.

 

803.2The University shall comply fully with the provisions of the D.C. Freedom of Information Act, D.C. Law 1-96, which guarantees each student the right to examine his or her official school records and also guarantees the confidentiality of student records.

 

803.3Information about D.C. Law 1-96 and the University's implementation shall be available in the Office of Student Affairs. A notice of these rights shall also appear in University publications, such as special announcements, administrative memoranda, and the appropriate student handbooks and shall be supplemented by the annual publication of these or subsequent guidelines and their distribution to students.

 

803.4Officers of the administration, members of the faculty, and staff of the University shall respect the good reputation and privacy of each student by holding in confidence information they acquire in the course of their work.

 

803.5The University shall make all school records available for inspection by students and their parents (if the students are under eighteen (18) years of age), and shall respond to objections raised to the contents of those records.

 

803.6The University shall keep student records safe from review of others except for routine uses within the University.

 

 

authority

District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act Amendments (Act), effective November 1, 1975 (D.C. Law 1-36; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-1202.01(a) and 38-1202.06(3), (13) (2012 Repl.)).

source

Sections 7.0.8, 7.0.9 of Task I Revised, Part 1, of the UDC Resolution No. 77-9, published in final at 24 DCR 306 (July 8, 1977), incorporating by reference the text published as proposed at 23 DCR 9091 (May 13, 1977).