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Accrediting organizations to carry out their accrediting functions.
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Individuals named in a court order or lawfully issued subpoena, but only after the student has been duly notified. The College will then comply in the absence of any legal order cancelling the subpoena.
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Parents/guardians, law enforcement, and first responders in very narrowly defined emergencies affecting the health and safety of the student or other persons.
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State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific state law.
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Parents/guardians who have certified with the Records and Registration Office that the student is economically dependent as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
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The public, when the discloser is the final results of an institutional disciplinary proceeding regarding a crime of violence or “non-forcible sex offense” where the institution has determined that a policy violation occurred.
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The victim of an alleged crime of violence or a non-forcible sex offense when the disclosure is the final results of an institutional disciplinary proceeding regarding that offense, regardless of whether the institution determined that a policy violation occurred.
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Certain individuals, pursuant to the specific conditions outlined in FERPA, in connection with a disciplinary proceeding when the student is an alleged perpetrator of a crime of violence or non-forcible sex offense and, with respect to the allegation made against him or her, the student has committed a violation of A-B Tech policy.
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Parents of students under the age of 21 regarding the student’s violation of any Federal, State, or local law, or of any A-B Tech policy, governing the use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance.
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Certain individuals when a student has been designated a sex offender or otherwise required to register under section 170101 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
Protection of Student Data Safeguarding of personal information is a priority for A-B Tech. Great care is taken to protect all forms of sensitive data, including but not limited to personally identifying information. In addition to the FERPA requirements discussed in the previous section, the College continually strives to stay abreast of and adapt appropriately to changing expectations, guidelines and best practices, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Protection Act (HIPPA), the North Carolina Community College Institutional Information Processing System (IIPS) Security Manual, publications from the National Institute on Standards and Technology (NIST), the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA). Information on the College’s current procedures and practices regarding data protection, identity management and authentication can be found in the Curriculum Distance Instruction Procedure (207.07) here, www.abtech.edu/online-distance-learning/curriculumdistance-instruction.
Student Complaints A-B Tech recognizes the rights of students and is dedicated to resolving student complaints in a timely, fair, and reasonable manner. Any student, including those participating in online/
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