(1) Except as provided in WAC
132D-125-035, each student at Skagit Valley College shall have access to his or her education records. The right of access shall include the right to inspect, review, and obtain copies of education records.
(2) The dean of administrative and student services shall prepare and maintain a list of the types of student education records which are maintained by Skagit Valley College.
(3) A student wishing access to his or her education records shall submit a written request for access to the dean of administrative and student services. A request for access shall be acted upon by the dean of administrative and student services within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed ten days.
(4) The dean of administrative and student services shall provide students for the college with an opportunity for reasonable access to education records, provided that the dean of administrative and student services shall be responsible for taking appropriate measures to safeguard and ensure the security and privacy of the institution's records while being inspected by students.
(5) The dean of administrative and student services will inform in writing a student who has requested access to his or her education records of the nature of any records which are being withheld from the student on the basis of the exceptions set forth in WAC
132D-125-080 and
132D-125-085. A student may challenge a decision by the dean of administrative and student services to withhold certain of the student's records by filing an appeal with the grievance review committee, WAC
132D-125-060.
(6) Where requested records or data include information on more than one student, the student shall be entitled to receive or be informed of only that part of the record or data that pertains to the student.
(7) Students have the right to obtain copies of their education records. Charges for the copies shall not exceed the cost normally charged by the college (except in cases where charges have previously been board of trustee action for certain specified services), such as transcripts and grade sheets.
(8) The section shall not prohibit the college registrar from providing a student with a copy of the student's academic transcript without prior clearance from the dean of administrative and student services.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.50.140. WSR 94-01-028, § 132D-125-030, filed 12/6/93, effective 1/6/94.]