Student Handbook 2024-25

Anonymity

Beacon College understands the sensitive nature of some incidents of alleged misconduct. Further, the college is mindful of a victims' desire, in some cases, to report an incident without disclosing their name or other identifying information. Beacon College will always attempt to protect a student's anonymity if that is the student's request. Doing so, however, can oftentimes make it more difficult to thoroughly and effectively investigate an incident. The college will work with each student on a case by-case basis to find the approach that best fits the student's wants and needs. FERPA protects the privacy of student education records, including personally identifiable information derived from student conduct records. Generally, schools must have written permission from a student in order to release any information from a student’s education record. FERPA allows schools to disclose student records, without consent, in situations including, but not limited to: school officials with legitimate educational interest, other schools to which a student is transferring, to comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena, to parents when there is a health or safety emergency involving the student, to parents when the student has committed a disciplinary violation with respect to use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance and the student is under 21 years of age at the time of the disclosure, to the victim of an alleged perpetrator of a crime of violence, or a nonforcible sex offense concerning the final results of a disciplinary hearing. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

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