The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires
the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at Pasadena City College
(PCC) to release detailed information to the student only. Parents
may not receive any information regarding the student’s file,
regardless of the age of the student. PCC cannot release any information
regarding the amount of the financial aid check nor the exact date
of check disbursement. Pasadena City College policies relating
to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
The FERPA also permits educational agencies and institutions to
disclose – without the consent or knowledge of the student
or parent -personally identifiable information from the student’s
education records to the Attorney General of the U.S. FERPA permits
educational agencies and institutions to disclose, without consent,
information from a student’s education records in order to
comply with a “lawfully issued subpoena or court order” in
three contents:
- Grand Jury Subpoena
- Law Enforcement Subpoena
- All other subpoenas
A school cannot disclose “directory information” that
is linked to other non-directory information.
SEC. 507. DISCLOSURE OF EDUCATIONAL RECORDS (j) Investigation
and Prosecution of Terrorism (A) Collect education records in the
possession of the educational agency or institution that are relevant
to an authorized investigation or prosecution of an offense listed
in section 2332b (g) (5) (B) of title U.S. Code, or an act of domestic
or international terrorism as defined in section 2331 of that title. |
