Exceptions to FERPA

Exceptions to the rights outlined above relate, primarily, to student and/or campus safety issues. The limited occasions when a student’s consent is not required to disclose personally identifiable information include:

To protect the health or safety of students or other individuals. Such a release of information could include medical or law enforcement personnel, public health officials, and parents. This information may include medical or health treatment records;
To provide timely warning and information of crimes that represent a threat to the safety of students or employees;
To provide information from campus law enforcement units to others;
To another institution at which the student seeks or intends to enroll;
To parents if a student is a dependent for income tax purposes, if a health or safety emergency involves their child, or if a student under the age of 21 has violated any law or policy concerning the use or possession of alcohol or other controlled substance. Please note that disclosure of information to parents in these circumstances is permitted, not required. The policy of Antioch College is to notify parents only in the case of a health or safety emergency or other set of extraordinary circumstances that affect a student’s status at the college.

The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the College to comply with the requirements of FERPA.

The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA is:

Family Policy Compliance Office

U.S. Department of Education

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 202-5901