Student Handbook - Mount Olive College

of any violation of drug or alcohol policy.6. A school official shall be defined as any individual affiliated with the College and carrying out aninstitutional responsibility. A legitimate educational interest shall be defined as a need of a College officialto know the contents of an educational record in a context that is related to an institutional objective and isnot in conflict with State or Federal law or College policy.7. Information from educational records will not be released to a student’s parents without the consent of thestudent, unless the student is a dependent student. A dependent student is defined as a student who iscarried as a dependent for federal income tax purposes (as defined by Internal Revenue Code of 1954, Sec.152). Before release of information, it is the responsibility of the parents and student to file a Certificate ofDependency Form with the Office of the Registrar.General ProvisionsWith certain exceptions, school officials of Mount Olive College will not disclose personal identifiable informationfrom a student’s record without prior written consent.Directory Information is information that can be disclosed without the student’s prior written consent unless thestudent has notified the Registrar’s Office to restrict release of that information. When a student requests to haveany or all directory information restricted, a Request to Suppress form will be attached to the inside of the record.No information should be released regarding that student’s record. A Request to Suppress Form can be obtained inthe Office of the Registrar.Directory information is defined as:• Student name, address (local address and grade/billing address), and telephone listing (local andgrade/billing)• Electronic mail address• Date and place of birth• County, state, and/or U.S. territory from which the student originally enrolled (if a student enrolled from aforeign country, this is not directory information)• Major field of study• Class ranking (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior)• Enrollment status (full-time, part-time)• Participation in officially recognized activities and sports• Weight and height of members of athletic teams• Dates of attendance• Anticipated date of graduation• Degrees and awards received• Most recent previous educational agency or institution attended by the studentNote: Parents’ names, address, and telephone number are not considereddirectory information.Missing Person Policy7.6If a Mount Olive College residential student is suspected missing from the campus, immediately contact a memberof the Residence Life Staff within that student’s residential areal. If the student resides off campus, contact CampusSafety (919-658-7520).All reports of missing persons made to Residence Life and/or Campus Safety staff are followed up with an on-goinginvestigation. If it is determined that a student for whom a missing person report has been filed has been missing formore than 24 hours, then the college will immediately attempt to:• Notify the individual identified by the student as the emergency contact;• If the student is under 18 years old, the college will notify a parent or guardian; and;• In cases where the student is over 18 and has not identified an emergency contact person, the college willnotify the parent/legal guardian and/or appropriate law enforcement officials.59