(1) Students who believe that inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate data is contained within their education records shall be permitted to have included within the records a written explanation by the student concerning the content of the records.
(2) A student shall have the right, in accordance with the procedures set forth in WAC
132A-280-045 and
132A-280-050, to:
(a) Challenge the content of education records in order to ensure that the records are not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy or other rights of the students;
(b) Have the opportunity to correct or delete inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise inappropriate data contained within education records;
(c) Challenge the release of education records to specific persons as contrary to the provisions of this chapter; and
(d) Challenge a decision by the college to deny the student access to particular types of records.
(3) A student shall not be permitted under this chapter to challenge the validity of grades given in academic courses, except on the grounds that, as a result of clerical error, the student's record fails to accurately reflect the grade actually assigned by an instructor.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.50.140 and chapter
28B.50 RCW. WSR 99-15-072, § 132A-280-040, filed 7/20/99, effective 8/20/99.]