2006-07 College Catalog - South Florida State College

5HWXUQWR6HFWLRQ0HQXsponsibility. Upon request, the College discloseseducation records without consent to officials ofanother school at which you seek or intend to enroll.4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Departmentof Education concerning alleged failures bySFCC to comply with the requirements of FERPA.The name and address of the office that administersFERPA is:Family Policy Compliance OfficeU.S. Department of Education400 Maryland Avenue, SWWashington, DC 20202-4605Code of Conduct - When you are admitted to SouthFlorida Community College, you are subject to the jurisdictionof the College during your enrollment. Asmembers of the college community, you are expectedto act responsibly in all areas of personal and socialconduct. You are responsible for the observance of allBoard policies and procedures as published in theCollege Catalog, the Student Handbook, and otherCollege information bulletins. Violation of any of theserules may lead to disciplinary action in accordance withprescribed procedures for the handling of disciplinarycases and may range from reprimand to expulsionfrom the College.Freedom of Inquiry and Expression - Students andstudent organizations are free to examine and to discussall questions of interest to them and to expressopinions publicly and privately. You are free to supportcauses by orderly, peaceable, and acceptable meanswhich do not disrupt the regular and essential operationsof the College.When anyone wishes to invite a speaker to the SFCCcampus, certain rules must be met by the inviting personor persons. Any speaker, entertainer, consultant,or other person(s) not employed by the College or enrolledin the College, invited or uninvited to the campusfor the purpose of addressing, entertaining, consulting,or otherwise contacting any group of students, faculty,or other employees of the College, must have theapproval of the President of South Florida CommunityCollege or designated representative in advance ofthe visit. The approval or disapproval shall be obtainedfrom the President or designee upon written request. Ifthe person or persons desire to come on campus uninvited,then it will be the responsibility of the person orpersons to secure the approval or disapproval of thePresident in advance of the visit.The institutional control of the campus facilities will notbe used as an instrument of censorship. In caseswhere there is a reasonable prediction of disruptionon the campus, because of the controversial nature ofa speaker or the speaker’s subject, or both, an invita-tion may be withheld. It is the responsibility of the personswho invite outside speakers to make it clear tothe College and outside community that all views expressedare not those of the students, faculty, or employeesof South Florida Community College.Protection of Freedom of Expression - You are free totake reasoned exception to the data or views offered inany course of study and to reserve judgment aboutmatters of opinion; however, you are responsible forlearning the content of any course of study in which youare enrolled.Protection Against Improper Disclosure - Informationabout student views, beliefs, and political associationswhich instructors, advisors, and counselorsacquire in the course of your work is considered confidential.Regulations of the Board of Education prescribe thecontent and custody of limited access records which acommunity college may maintain on you. Florida Boardof Education Rules states that health and medicalrecords of personal counseling, required student andfamily financial income records, transcript or studentpermanent academic records, and student placementrecords shall be open to inspection only by you, yourparent(s) or guardian(s) if you are a minor, and suchmembers of the professional staff of the College thathave responsibility for working with you.The custodian of the Student Records Office may releaseinformation from these records to others onlyupon your authorization in writing or upon order of acourt of competent jurisdiction, or for a minor student,to a parent or guardian. If you are interested in theaccess, you should contact the Registrar, the officialcustodian of student records for the College.67