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 STATUTE, PURPOSE, BASIC PROVISIONS

 The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA),
 commonly known as the "Buckley Amendment," seeks to ensure the privacy
 of the educational records of students thhrough elaborate procedural
 guarantees. The Act applies to all institutions that are the
 recipients of federal funding. [CMU receives almost half its revenue
 from the feds. -DBM] Noncompliance can result in withdrawal of federal
 funds...

 ENFORCEMENT

 The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is enforced by the
 Department of Education through its FERPA office in Washington, DC.
 Complaints are received and reviewed by this office and those that are
 not resolved are forwarded to a review board which can recommend
 sanctions to the Secretary, including a withdrawl of federal funds.

 DIRECTORY INFORMATION

 Certain information, known as directory information, may be disclosed
 by an institution without violating the Buckley Amendment. "Directory
 information" generally includes a student's name, address, telephone
 number, date and place of birth, major field of study, participation
 in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of
 members of athletic teams, dates of attendance, degrees and awards
 received, and other similar information. Each institution is permitted
 to identify which information -- from the above categories -- will be
 released as "directory information" and which information remains
 protected against release to third parties, even though it falls under
 the definition of "directory information."

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 POLICY TITLE: Privacy Rights of Students

 DATE OF ISSUANCE: Policy was issued originally in August 1976 and was
 revised in July 1986. The policy appears as part of the current
 Registrar's Office Procedures Manual.

 DISCLOSURE OF DIRECTORY INFORMATION

 Carnegie Mellon University has designated directory information to be:

 1. Student's full name, campus or local address, local telephone
    number, class, department, college of enrollment, dates of
    attendance, date(s) of graduation, degree(s) awarded.

 2. For those students participating in intercollegiate athletic events,
    personally identifiable information included as directory
    information is the sport of participation, height and weight.

 RIGHT TO FILE COMPLAINTS:

 In the event a student feels that Carnegie Mellon University has not
 complied with the Privacy of Parents and Students, Section 438 of the
 General Educational Provisions Act, Tile IV, of Public Law 90-247 as
 amended, the student has the right to file such a complaint with the
 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Office (FERPA), Department of
 Health, Education and Welfare, 330 Independence Avenue, SW,
 Washington, DC 20201.

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