Suffolk Law Student Handbook 2019-2020

Another exception permits Suffolk University to disclose your “directory information” to anyone within the Suffolk University community and to the general public. Suffolk University has designated the following as directory information: name, address, e-mail address, telephone listing, photograph, date and place of birth, grade level, enrollment status, dates of attendance, major field of study, degrees, honors and awards received, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, height and weight of members of athletic teams, and the most recent educational agency or institution attended. All other student information will not be released to students, parents, or outside agencies unless accompanied by a written release of information, signed by the student, which complies with the requirements of FERPA, unless the disclosure of information is authorized by FERPA. Students may request that directory information not be released to any person without their prior written consent by completing a Request to Prevent Disclosure of Directory Information form , available in the Registrar’s Office. Students may give such notification at any time, but it will be effective only prospectively. Suffolk University also discloses education records without a student’s consent to officials of another school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll. Information on other exceptions authorizing Suffolk University to disclose education records without a student’s consent is available through the Registrar’s Office. Suffolk University Law School publishes directory information to members of the Law School community in order to foster community and further the educational objectives of the Law School. In particular, the Law School includes directory information in the following internal publications and databases: Suffolk University Law School publishes an annual directory which includes the following information about entering students: name, photograph, year/section, and undergraduate institution. This directory is distributed to all law school faculty, administration and staff for internal use only. Please complete a Student Directory Opt-Out Request form to opt-out of inclusion in the directory. Blackboard: Suffolk University Law School maintains Blackboard, which is a course learning management tool. When students post a message to a discussion board, their name and e-mail address will appear, unless they post anonymously. Students may also choose to include additional information (for example, address or telephone number) and may make this contact information available to members of the class or those in the directory on the Blackboard system. Please complete a Student Directory Opt-Out Request to opt-out of inclusion in Blackboard.

We encourage all students to participate in these methods of communication; however, we recognize your right, under FERPA, to “opt-out” from the release of directory information. Please note that, even if you opt-out, photos and all other directory information will always be

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