Title IX and FERPA expert Melissa Carleton will walk you through a hypothetical case and the sticky situations involving sharing information between parties, advisors, witnesses, and institution employees outside the Title IX process. You will also learn about the interplay between FERPA’s protections and Freedom of Information Act requests under state public records laws.
What You'll Learn
- What records created by a Title IX team are protected by confidentiality laws?
- When can you share information with individuals involved in the process?
- When can you share information about sexual misconduct with school officials?
- What rights do advisors and parents have to access information?
- Can students review their case files once the Title IX process is over?
- If a respondent is disciplined and wants to transfer, what can you share with their new institution about their case?
Training Overview
What do FERPA and Title IX allow you share? Learn how FERPA and Title IX interact.
As the semester continues, you must be aware of your privacy obligations while handling sexual misconduct complaints and investigations. Now is the time to update your policies and practices to confirm your institution’s compliance and avoid serious and expensive mistakes.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) applies in cases regarding reported sexual harassment as defined by the latest Title IX regulations. Additionally, you must also understand how the Clery Act seeks to protect information as well.
It is necessary to follow regulatory requirements and your institution’s ethics of care while ensuring that your students are treated consistently and confidentially. At the same time, you may wonder how to protect other campus community members from alleged offenders in their midst if you cannot reveal the risk.
- What records created by a Title IX team are protected by confidentiality laws?
- When can you share information with individuals involved in the process?
- When can you share information about sexual misconduct with school officials?
- What rights do advisors and parents have to access information?
- Can students review their case files once the Title IX process is over?
- If a respondent is disciplined and wants to transfer, what can you share with their new institution about their case?
Who Should Attend?
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Expert Presenter
Melissa Carleton
- Attorney at Bricker & Eckler LLP
- Senior consultant for INCompliance Consulting
- Works with colleges and universities across the country on matters relating to FERPA, student conduct, Title IX, accreditation, discrimination, and tenure issues
- Conducts independent investigations, acts as a hearing officer, and conducts training workshops and implementation reviews relating to legal compliance
- Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania
- Bachelor of Music Education from The Ohio State University
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