Student Handbook - Tougaloo College

• Student medical or psychiatric records are created and maintained solely for treatment
purposes;
• Records that relate exclusively to a student in his capacity as an employee are made and
maintained by the College in the normal course of its business;
• Parents' financial information, including statements submitted in connection with
scholarship applications; and
• Records containing information obtained after the student is no longer enrolled, such as
post-transfer or alumni affairs.
The Buckley Amendment also specifies that records cannot be released without the prior written
consent of the student, except in the following situations:
• To school officials and faculty who have legitimate educational interest;
• To accrediting organizations and government-authorized audit or evaluation programs;
• In connection with financial aid for which the student has applied or which the student
has received;
• To parents of a "dependent student", as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1954;
• To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
• In connection with a health or safety emergency;
• To the student himself/herself; or
• To others where the information is classified as directory information.
The following categories of information have been designed by Tougaloo College as directory
information: name, address, telephone listing, date and place of birth, major field of study,
participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of
athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards received, and the most recent previous
educational institution released without your consent, you should notify the Office of
Admissions and the Office of Student Affairs.
As additional assurance that student records are protected from improper disclosure, academic,
disciplinary, financial aid, and health records are stored separately. The Registrar is responsible
for permanent education records. An official copy (signed and sealed) of a transcript of record or
verification of graduation from such a record, will be transmitted directly to a legitimate
educational institution, hospital, governmental agency, or employer at the request of the student
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