1720-04-03-.14
Maintenance,
Cite as Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1720-04-03-.14
DISCLOSURE,
AND
EXPUNGEMENT
OF
STUDENT
DISCIPLINARY RECORDS.
(1)
Maintenance of Student Disciplinary Records. The University maintains student disciplinary
records separately from student academic records.
(2)
Disclosure of Student Disciplinary Records while a Student Is Enrolled.
(a)
While a student is enrolled in the University, SCCS may disclose disciplinary records to
University officials who have a legitimate educational interest in the disciplinary
records, subject to Section .14(2)(b), or to students who request to inspect their
disciplinary records. SCCS may disclose disciplinary records to other persons only in
accordance with state or federal law or with the student’s consent and in some
circumstances will be required by state or federal law to disclose disciplinary records
(e.g., subpoena, judicial order).
(b)
While a student is still enrolled in the University but applying for post-graduation
employment or graduate school, SCCS will disclose a student’s disciplinary records to
persons outside of SCCS only with the student’s consent and if one of the following
sanctions was imposed on the student while the student was enrolled in the University:
suspension; expulsion; withholding of degree; or revocation of degree. Notwithstanding
the previous sentence, SCCS will disclose disciplinary records as required by state or
federal law (e.g., subpoena, judicial order).
(3)
Disclosure of Student Disciplinary Records after a Student Is No Longer Enrolled. After a
student is no longer enrolled in the University, SCCS will disclose a student’s disciplinary
records to persons outside of SCCS only with the student’s consent and if one (1) of the
following sanctions was imposed on the student while the student was enrolled in the
University: suspension; expulsion; withholding of degree; or revocation of degree.
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, SCCS will disclose disciplinary records as required
by state or federal law (e.g., subpoena, judicial order).
(4)
Expungement of Student Disciplinary Records. SCCS permanently maintains student
disciplinary records for students who have received the following sanctions (or their
equivalents under previous versions of the Code): suspension; expulsion; withholding of
degree; or revocation of degree. SCCS expunges student disciplinary records for other
students seven (7) years after graduation or the last date of enrollment, except as prohibited
by law or a University litigation hold.