DCB Student Handbook 2023-2024

9 | P a g e D C B S t u d e n t H a n d b o o k except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. An exception which permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests, e.g., faculty, students and staff serving on general education or other learning outcomes assessment committees. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an educational record to fulfill their professional responsibility. A school official is a person employed by the College in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the College has contracted (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. Additional exceptions which permit disclosure without consent include: • The release of educational records to another North Dakota University System school provided the student seeks or intends to enroll or has applied for admission to the second institution. • The release of educational records in compliance with a judicial order or subpoena. • The release of educational records in an emergency in order to protect the health or safety of students or other persons. 4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Dakota College at Bottineau to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA are: Family Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 202024605. Equal Opportunity Dakota College at Bottineau is fully committed to equal opportunity in employment decisions and educational programs and activities, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or veterans' status. Dakota College at Bottineau abides by the requirements of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Inquiries concerning Title IX may be directed to Laura Halvorson, Thatcher Hall 1104, 701-228-5680. Inquiries concerning compliance may be directed to the college's Equal Opportunity Officer (Heidi Hauf, Thatcher Hall, 701-228- 5487) or the The Office for Civil Rights/Chicago U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center John C. Kluczynski Federal Building 230 South Dearborn Street, 37 th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604 Telephone (312) 730-1560, FAX: (312) 730-1576 TDD: (800) 877-8339, email : OCR.Chicago@ed.gov, website: ed.gov/ocr Inquiries concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act may be directed to Erika Hamilton Thatcher Hall 2213, (701) 228-5672. Title IX Dakota College at Bottineau’s commitment to equal opportunity includes an assurance to its employees and students that they will be not subjected to sexual harassment; as such conduct is prohibited at this College. Dakota College at Bottineau defines sexual harassment as follows: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when: 1. Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly as a term or condition of an individual's employment or education requirement; 2. Submission or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions, educational decisions (grades, etc.), affecting such individual; 3. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual's work or learning perfor- mance or creating an intimidating, or demeaning, or hostile, or offensive working classroom environment. This definition is in compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Employees or students concerned about violations of this policy may request assistance from the Title IX Coordinator (Laura Halvorson, TH 1104, 228-5680) or an appropriate administrator. In addition, the College's affirmative action plan and equal opportunity grievance procedure shall be available for any person who wishes to file a complaint alleging a violation of this policy. Emergency Closing of the College The Dean of the College will determine if the campus is to be closed due to extreme weather or other emergency conditions. The college's emergency notification system, Assurance NM, will also be used as a way to inform on emergency closings. Students can enroll in Assurance NM by logging into the Campus Connection link on the College website.