STUDENT RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES

 Policy of Rights, Conduct and Responsibilities

The Board of Trustees of Trinity Valley Community College expects employees, students, visitors, and guests to the College to accept the following responsibilities:

1. Comply with and support of duly constituted civil authority.

2. Respect the rights of others and cooperate to ensure that such rights are maintained, whether or not one agrees with the views of those exercising such rights.

3. Cooperate to ensure that the will of the majority is implemented after due consideration, but not to include the suppression of the minority.

4. Exercise disagreement in a responsible manner and within a framework compatible with the orderly resolution of differences.

5. Maintain knowledge of and active support for college regulations.

Upon registering at Trinity Valley Community College, the student acknowledges the authority of the College and agrees to abide by any regulation concerning students and student organizations.

Confidentiality

Student hearings and records are generally considered to be educational records and will be treated in accordance with current law. This means there will be no disclosure of student file contents outside of the College without the written permission of the student unless a legal exception exists. Disclosure within the College will be limited to those employees having legitimate need to access the information to conduct college business. Disclosure to victims of violent crimes and non-forcible sex offenses will be handled according to current law. Hearings will be closed to the public.

Public or Directory Information

In compliance with the Texas Public Information Act and the Buckley Amendment (Public Law 93-579), TVCC will consider the following information to be “public or directory information” unless the individual student properly advises the Student Records Office in writing that his/her name not be included or released as public information:

• Name

• Birth date (used only to confirm student records when performing third-party verification)

• Major

• Number of hours enrolled current semester

• Classification

• Degrees & awards received

• Dates of attendance

• Participation in officially recognized activities & sports

• Weight & height of members of athletic teams

• Photos and videos taken at public events and maintained by the college

TVCC will also release the following information to other institutions of higher education.

• Address

For information on how to submit a Public Information Request, see the Public Information section of the catalog.

Trinity Valley Community College assumes that failure on the part of any student to specifically request to withhold their “directory information” indicates individual approval for disclosure.

Freedom of Educational Opportunity

Trinity Valley Community College seeks to provide educational opportunity for all applicants for admission without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability.