How is the College protecting the privacy of my information?

Privacy of information:

• Medical information will be kept private as required by law.
• If a student has to be out of class, or an employee out of work for a period of time for illness, faculty and supervisors will be informed of the absence without violating medical privacy, just as has been the case in the past.
• Under FERPA, student information may be shared with select college officials or employees if it is necessary in order to ensure safe and effective operations or if it is necessary in order to provide appropriate ADA accommodations. (That is, such information may be shared on a “need to know” basis only.)
• Professors may be informed whether there are persons with approved exemptions from the vaccination requirement in their classes, in order to ensure that they can accommodate them appropriately. (Names or other identifying information would not be provided.)
• In some cases, information about who is required to be masked in a particular place (classroom, work environment, etc.) is necessary for safety, operations or to provide appropriate ADA accommodations. In that case, a professor, coach, or staff member may be told the names of individuals required to wear a mask. Staff or faculty who believe they need this information for their students or direct reports should make a request to the Task Force, which will assess whether the need to know meets FERPA requirements.
• If an individual has an ADA accommodation, the Academic Resource Center (for students) or Human Resources (for employees) will share that information with those who need to know about it in order to provide appropriate accommodation, consistent with FERPA requirements.