STUDENTS RIGHTS

A student may waive any of his or her rights under the Act and under this policy, including the right to inspect or review records. Such waiver must be made with respect to a specific record or class of record and must be in writing and signed by the student. John Locke University may not require a student to waive any of his or her rights, however, a student may from time to time do so for a number of reasons.

Procedure With Respect to Inspection and Review of Records

• A student may request to inspect or review his or her records and such request must be made in writing to John Locke University. The Registrar shall determine within a reasonable time whether to honour such request as consistent with the Act and this policy.
• Requests determined to be appropriate will be honoured within a reasonable time, not later than thirty (30) days from the date of the request.
• John Locke University may require the presence of a University official during the inspection and review.
• Copies of the records inspected may be made and the University may charge a reasonable fee for reproduction of such records.
This University may refuse a request to copy records when to do so would undermine a substantial University interest, including the protection of the right of privacy for other students.

Disclosure of Records to Persons Other than Students

Except as otherwise specifically required by the Act and the regulations promulgated there under or as provided herein, the University will not disclose records of the student, except upon the student’s written consent.

Exceptions can be made to this rule including but not limited to the following ones:

• University or State officials or authorities to whom disclosure is specifically required pursuant to statute adopted prior to November 19, 1974.
• In connection with a financial aid application, but only to the extent necessary to determine eligibility for the conditions of and the amount of any financial aid to be awarded.
• Compilation of a student directory giving routine information regarding the students in attendance. Any student who does not want to appear in any directory may, annually, request in writing, to delete any personal information from such directories.

Correction of Records

To the extent that a student believes, upon review of his or her file, that there is materially inaccurate information contained in his or her record, then the student may petition to Committee on Academic Honesty to insert corrections in the student’s record. If John Locke University fails to do so upon written request of the student then student may address a complaint to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Office (FERPA) U.S. Dept. Of Education.