WAC 132R-190-030   Right of inspection.  Any student shall have a right, subject to the procedural requirements outlined in WAC 132R-190-070 through 132R-190-090 of these regulations, to inspect any and all education records directly related to him or her that is intended for school use or that is available for parties outside the school. Education records will be made available to the student within fifteen working days after receipt of the request to inspect the records. Copies may be requested and shall be provided at a fee not to exceed the actual cost to the college of providing the copies.

     The college reserves the right to refuse to permit a student to inspect and review the following education records:

     (1) The financial statement of the student's parents.

     (2) Confidential letters and statements of recommendation which were placed in the student's records before January 1, 1975, or for which the student has waived his or her right in writing to inspect and review and that are related to the student's admission, application for employment or job placement, or receipt of honors. Except that if these statements and letters have been used for any purpose other than that for which they were originally prepared, the student may inspect and review them. When a record contains personally identifiable information about more than one student, a student may inspect only that information which relates to him or her.

     (3) Records connected with admission to the college, application for employment, and receipt of an honor or honorary recognition.

     (4) Those records which are excluded from the definition of "education records" in WAC 132R-190-020(2).



[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140 and chapter 34.05 RCW. 03-15-063, § 132R-190-030, filed 7/14/03, effective 8/14/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.50.140. 94-07-019, § 132R-190-030, filed 3/8/94, effective 4/8/94; Order 76-9, § 132R-190-030, filed 3/9/76.]