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• A "legitimate educational interest" is when a faculty, staff or other school office is:
  • Performing a task that is specified in their position description or contract
  • Performing a task related to a student's education or to a student discipline
  • Providing a service or benefit related to the student
• It DOES NOT include
  • Accessing information for any other purpose
  • Viewing previous records/grades to see how a student performed
  • Viewing a relatives (son/daughter/spouse etc....) academic record to find out how they did in class
• Examples of "legitimate educational interest" include:
  • Faculty /staff on committees (retention committee, scholarship committee, etc...)
  • An academic advisor who needs to review a student's educational record to determine what courses have been and /or need to be completed
• ALL RECORDS OF ALL STUDENTS are not open to all faculty or staff at the institution.