Student Handbook 2025-26

3. All reports of misconduct will be maintained with the highest possible level of confidentiality. Information provided by the student will only be shared with essential staff members and only as is necessary for the effective investigation and adjudication of the case. Where reports of misconduct involve other students, either as alleged or witnesses in the case, some information may need to be shared with those involved parties in order to complete a thorough Investigation.

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 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

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