Student Appeal: Contents of Educational Records
Students who have reviewed the contents of their
educational records and wish to challenge their contents should follow the
procedure outlined below:
1. Complete a Student
Request for a Formal Hearing Form obtained from the Registrar’s Office and
submit to Registrar’s Office.
2. Meet with
Registrar to discuss records, if unresolved.
3. An Ad Hoc
Committee will decide within a reasonable period of time whether or not
corrective action consistent with the student’s request will be taken. Students
will be notified of the decision(s). If the decision(s) are in agreement with
the students’ requests, the appropriate records will be amended.
4. Students
who are not provided full relief sought by their challenges should make an
appointment with the appropriate Academic Dean. The dean should discuss the
questions raised with the student, give the student an interpretation of the
decision(s), and explain the appeals process. Should the student choose to
appeal, the process for grade appeal is followed.
5. Decisions
of DeKalb Technical College will be final, will be based solely on the evidence
presented at the hearings and will consist of written statements summarizing
the evidence and stating the reasons for the decisions which will be delivered
to all parties concerned.
6.
7. Should the
decision be unsatisfactory to the student, the Dean will inform the student of
the following:
a. The student has the opportunity to place with the education record a
statement commenting on the information in the record, or a statement setting
forth any reason for disagreeing with the decision of the hearing panel
b. The statement placed in the
education record by the student will be maintained as part of the record for so
long as the record is held by the College.
8. This
record, when disclosed to an authorized party, must include the statement filed
by the student.
Reviewed 08/99
Reviewed 02/01; 08/07