In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), also
     known as the Buckley Amendment, Pellissippi State provides students or their parents, if the
     student is a dependent of the parents as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue
     Code, the opportunity to review the student's education records and to seek correction of
     information contained in those records. Copies of the College policy relating to
     information practices are available in the Admissions Office or the Records Office at no
     charge for a single copy.

     Disclosure to Parents of Dependent Students. Pellissippi State may disclose
     personally identifiable student records to parents of a student only if the student is a
     dependent of the parent as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code. (Proof
     of such dependence is required via a statement from the IRS before release of any information.)

     Disclosure to Officials of Other Schools and School Systems. Pellissippi State may
     disclose confidential student records to officials of other schools or school systems in
     which the student is currently enrolled or seeks or intends to enroll, provided the following
     conditions are met:

•      Pellissippi State makes a reasonable attempt to notify the student of the disclosure
               at the student's last known address.

•      Pellissippi State provides the student a copy of the records.
•      Pellissippi State provides the student an opportunity for a hearing upon request.

     The College does not have to attempt notice to students if the disclosure is initiated by the
     student and if Pellissippi State includes a notice in its policies and procedures that it
     forwards education records on request to a school in which a student seeks or intends to
     enroll.
 

    Record of Requests and Disclosures. Copies of requests for disclosures and a record of the
    information disclosed must be kept in the student records for all disclosures except those for
    directory information and those to Pellissippi State administrators, faculty, and staff. The record of
    disclosures may be inspected by the student, the officials responsible for the records and by
    people responsible for auditing the records.

    For a printable version of the Disclosure of Records release form click below.
    (These are PDF files which require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view.   If you do not have this
    software click here to download it.)

To request non-disclosure of directory information, you may print the Non-Disclosure form below and submit it in person.