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Disciplinary Records and FERPA

Parental Notification

Disciplinary records are maintained in confidentiality in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

However, in cases where there has been a responsible finding for an alcohol or drug violation for students under the age of 21, parents will be notified.

The notification will be in the form of a letter from the Office of Community Standards.

Records Expungement

At any time after seven years from the date of the finding in which a sanction of suspension was imposed, a student or former student may petition the Dean of Students or designee to have their disciplinary record expunged.

Alternatively, if a student withdraws from Miami University while an investigation or adjudication process is active, and seven or more years have passed since the initial incident, the former student may petition the Dean of Students or designee to have their disciplinary record of the investigation and/or hearing expunged.

The decision to expunge will be based on the severity of the violation(s), the person’s disciplinary record as a whole, and evidence of good behavior since the violation(s).

If the student’s disciplinary record is expunged, any notation of a disciplinary suspension will be removed from the official academic record maintained by the Office of the University Registrar.

A student who has been dismissed from the University may not request to have their record expunged. However, the Vice President for Student Life has authority to expunge the record and remove the notation in extraordinary circumstances, seven academic years following the date the finding was made.

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Office of Community Standards

9 Warfield Hall, 451 E. Spring St.
Oxford, OH 45056
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
513-529-1417 513-529-1907 (fax)