PDFWAC 495B-280-050

Limits on rights to review and inspect and obtain copies of education records.

(1) When a record contains information about more than one student, the student may inspect and review only the records which relate to them.
(2) Bellingham Technical College reserves the right to refuse to permit a student to inspect the following records:
(a) The financial statement of the student's parents or legal custodian;
(b) Letters and statements of recommendation for which the student has waived their right of access, or which were placed in file before January 1, 1975;
(c) Records connected with an application to attend Bellingham Technical College if that application was denied; and
(d) Those records which are excluded from the Federal Rights and Privacy Act definition of education records.
(3) Bellingham Technical College reserves the right to deny transcripts or copies of records not required to be made available by the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act in any of the following situations:
(a) The student has an unpaid financial obligation to the college;
(b) There is an unresolved disciplinary action against the student.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters 28B.10 and 34.05 RCW, RCW 28B.50.140(13), and 20 U.S.C. § 1092(f). WSR 23-22-011, § 495B-280-050, filed 10/19/23, effective 11/19/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.140, 42.30.075 and chapter 34.05 RCW. WSR 93-05-018, § 495B-280-050, filed 2/10/93, effective 3/13/93.]