Stetson Reporter

Vol 87 No. 12 Stetson IMnvrii?. DpImiL Fhruh Friday. Ikmmbfir 6,1974 After 45 Day Waiting Period Law Opens Files to Students ~~l,«e ail colleges, we are volumes have been written trying our best to csimply with about it. either tn defense, it," says Bill Stepp, Assistant tu opposition, or in an attempt to the Bean of Student Affairs, in clarify and interpret it. reference to the new Stadent Stetson is utilising a provision (-die Privacy law sPL 93-»~. of the law which allows a school Die law, whieh was sponsored to wait -15 days after the by Sen James Buckley i C-NY .student's request hefore became effective on November allowing the student access to We? this year. Since that time, his or her private file. The What Does The Law Say ? Just what does the new Student File Privacy law iPL 9S- S»i say, and what areas does it cover? Following ia a look at several sections of the law: Right ti taspeet fBe* -"No funds shall be made available under any applicable program in any State or local educational agency, any institution of higher education, any community college, any school, agency offering a preschool program, or any other educational institution whieh has a piicy of denying, or which effectively prevents, the parents of students attending any school of saeh agency, or attending such institution of hutiser education, eominsnstty college, school, prcschoel, or other educational insUtutw-a, the right to inspect and review ani 4ttd all official records, files, and data directly related to their children, including all material that is incorporated into each stutteefs cumulative record folder...' tMsal isrfsBrsnrfioa is covered? *. .identifi'iipi ulata. academic work completed, level of ac'meiement i grades, standardised achievement test scoresi. attendance data, scores an standardised in- iellbcwtee. aptitude, and psychological tests, interest inventory results, health data, family background information. ts.-ae.her or counselor ratings or observations, nisi verified reports of sertoiis or recurrent behavior ptterns." « day waiting priod "Kaeh recipient shall establish appropriate procedures fe-r the ami;tha, of a request by parents for access to their t hint's it-houii records within a reasonable period of time, but in os- s'aiM;- tsiure than futrty-five days after the request has lscs«ii node " hdsrmwiitisKt Casio* hw released to thlri parties without tn-rmisi.tssn oi s.tudeat - Nd- fssstis shall be made available under any ap- phuroalu- priitsrasn hs any ■ schooli.. which has « poiiey of pt-niisttitie rhe release of personally identifiable records or files ar perirenal information contamed theremi of students wilnoit ihe written consent of their parents to any individual, agency, vr orinmizaUon. other than to the following-" t Rclea.se allowed to other school officials, other schools ut whic-i the student intends to enroll, certain hTderal offichds, rsr io connectiuir with application for, or receipt of, financial did ~. tn caiieiies, student replaces parent where indicated ia law - For rhe purposes of this section, whenevera student has attained the age of eighteen years of age, or is attending an institatmr sif post-secondary education ihe permission or s istissmt reatureri of and the rights accorded tsi the parents of the -student shall tttereaffer only be required .ii and accorded v ttie student" reason for this, aceorduiu to Stepps is to allow time for tbe U.S. Office of Education te prepare guidelines for compliance. The Office of Education has assured colleges and universities that these guidelines will be forthcoming soon. College administrators feel thai the guidelines are necessary because of ambiguity In the In* Oae major area of concern is the release of confidential recommendations which were submitted in the belief that they would stay confidential. There are other differences as to what the taw refitim; for instance, does it include psychiatric records, administrative documents con- eerniag students, and student- initiated records"' Ooe> the law cover students who submitted reciimmentlatiiWt. and other forms but were not accepted for admission? Can students who have already graduated return and gain access to their files" Becords kept on students at Stetson cover anything that has happened tu a stsident stitee entering, These include honors received, transactions between admimstrave offices and the student, outside requests for infttrmafton sin the student and what informattoa was released, hints school records, parents' financial records and other information Stepp espressed support for the Saw. and indicated he felt it was needed. Students who wish to gam access io any bifomsadon kept by Stetson concerning theni by Michael Dwklt Two Men were arrested Tuesday night behind Chauslow Hall and twelve ounces of cocaine confiscated by federal and local law enforcement agents. The arrests eame after the cocaine, worth approximately *«,«* street value, was matted to a Stetsosi woman student l.t. Frank Niblcr of fhe Del and police said the arrests came after a two-day stakeout of Chaudoin. The two both from Vero Beach, were arrested behind tbe hail at 7:45 p.m. after pieklitf up the drug, which had been mailed to the student sn a rice crate from Colombia, South America. The student, wh.-» wa.- siat charged, was picked up bi police after reeeivme, the package in the snail According to official socages, she was granted immuinti from prosecution and used le apprehend tbe twe men. beta 23 years old The men were arrested as sour, as the pickup was made. Cnieersiti residence hall staff and security guards, 'ei- cept for security aead Tun*. O'leefe. were unaware of the stakeout al the request of law enforcement officials. Agencies participating hi the ca.se were tlte federal Drun* Enforcement Adiniaistration and the Orange and Volusia county sheriffs departments. must go to the Office of Student days frotn that date, you n~.ay A ffairs and respest that they he see any itie or i tthcr infomsatisin put ess a waiting list. Porty-fsre kepi on you. Bailey, Henderson Attend Convention by Cindy ItasrtsiB This weekend wiil see the gathering of over 2.800 delegates in Kansas City, Missouri to -write and ratify the official Charter of the National Democratic Party. Among the (1 persons representing Florida will be Ht. T, Wayne Bailey. Stetson professor ef Political Science, and Clay Henderson, sophomore Stetson student, Florida selected 75 percent of lis mid-term delegates in the September 10 party primary by direct eieeti.'s.-i within the districts The remainder of the sJHe^ation is nude sip by ex- oifiesu snensben., Senators. Csvtgresssiien and ttse Oovet- ssor. and b> X' persons selected hi tbe State Executive tomssiittee. A close, hat imsnccessful campaign for -aie of Ihe tl seats in the Fourth Cengressiana'. District d«n<.nstrated Henderson's interest in the Conference on Dentoeratic OrgankaiJiiii and Psilicy He is attending ihe Conference hnwei er. as an assistant to the delegation. By observing several of thr- liumeroiss Cnmnssttt-e ineetmg-i h-tkiniiplaet-durint.; the frur dt-iy mini-t-t nference Henderson wili help the delegation to coordinate their ideas on the changes proposed As State committeeman of Florida. Dr, Baiiey was selected as one of tbe ten members chosen bi the Party Executive Committee, Bailey sees two strewn areas of appeal to be made by the Florida delegalion Tbe group, he anticipates, will he rsfferine an asTiendment to require full disclosure from candidates on a nationwide basis as well as calling for openness in dealing with potential conflicl of interests The second area of cuincersi wtll be the endiirsemait «f Fair Cainpaien Practices, proviihste ttir monitoring muchiierj te oct'rsee the ethics os future eampatgsis. Bailey and Hr-ndersos: left Thursday to join rhe 2,f JS state representatives stint will he discussire important changes m tbe convention delepatieo seiectson pfos_-edut~es, The Mctitncrn t ommissun had provided for a tagta- tpivta system tc l>- used for rhe 1*72 t's-ni ent ion asstl -as ice that tune ncss pn-ce-ser- ha*,s. heen proposed _ The ws-ekt no wit. .dsii discuss fhe authontj of the National Party over the States ana its relation to the election laws and procedures. Finally, the oruaninatinn ,af a National Policy ronveattco to meet every four years, rer determining o f f i c U1 Democratic Party stands »ill lie decided upon Education $ Cuts Predicted -CPSi-To those who are kicking for stable or increased federal spending on education .n tlCfi, r,ne government budget spet-ialist ha-r seme stinpic advice- "Den't." Most federal aid to education is best described as "income distribution," atcertlinc ;o uffite of M a ti age m ent and Budget sOMBt Directer Rey Ash, and such programs wdl have to he cut to achieve a balanced Wb buduet. Ash sees tbe alternatives to program cuts as deficit spendim; .vr niche r taxes The OMH tti rector differentiated " i n c o ns t distributsiin" pragiams '.ike eJucatn-n fundinc from tbe evvi i-r "runuinst the govemmenr" asid sa.cl, ~ The mam rate or isi vers.11 nrt :s sic lonccr governing; it is redistribution of income and wealth * Ash said the cast or suds programs has jouhk-d .mrm-i- t&SS while the actual .«per~iitai, costs of the federal government nave steadily dropped According to .Ash, ttie Defense Dopartit.eat budert -ar eperatmg csist--'can't ac ..ts anymore." Despite AsT's » amine., propenents of increased aid r<.- hiuher education have pointed out thai while it ts the evevutive branch which reeommeads budget figures, it is Ct-ngres.-. wttieh does the actua; .ip- propnatmg In recent years Dr. cress has restularty mereased federal ftinding to high rducatiwi t-ce; the reeoiv.sneot!atis>tiS tf ;av fitsun ,idmni,sfrat os