DIRECTORY INFORMATION

• INFORMATION NOT NORMALLY CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF A STUDENT'S PRIVACY

• THIS INFORMATION MAY BE RELEASED WITHOUT THE STUDENT'S WRITTEN PERMISSION.

These are the three key points in FERPA regarding directory information. Probably the most misunderstood point is that the student's right to non-disclosure applies only to directory information. An institution may still disclose directory information under any of the exceptions to student written permission beginning at slide 45 and continuing through slide 55 (this encapsulates all of the exceptions to written permission found in the FERPA regulations at 34 CFR 99.31.

Also, a student may request non-disclosure at any time whether they are a currently enrolled student or ex-student. The institution MUST honor the non-disclosure request from a currently enrolled student. It does not have to honor a non-disclosure request from an ex-student but it may do so if it wishes.

Non-disclosures that have been honored by the institution remain in effect until the student removes it. The institution may require the student to renew the non-disclosure as long as the student is still in attendance. However, if the student has requested non-disclosure during the last term of attendance, the non-disclosure must be honored by the institution until the (now) ex-student informs the institution otherwise.