Request denied

I asked for access to a residence hall "incident report" regarding an attack on a member of my family that occurred in Goodnow Hall in 2006. Despite the fact that the two year window on bringing legal action against KSU is passed, the University refuses to provide access to the report or characterize the actions of their staff which reportedly allowed the entrance of a non-resident into the dorm in the middle of the night. That individual assaulted a member of my family, resulting in thousands of dollars in medical expenses. KSU on several times rejected my requests to help cover medical expenses not covered by insurance related to the attack, and - most painfully for me - has refused to at least be accountable for the truth in the matter.


Dear Tom,

Kansas State University is prohibited generally by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act from disclosing to any third party any information from a student's education record, with limited exceptions not applicable to your request.

"Education records" are defined as "those records, files, documents, and other materials which" -
(i) contain information directly related to a student; and
(ii) are maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a person acting for such agency or institution.

I trust you will appreciate the University's obligation and desire to comply with federal privacy laws and regulations protecting our students and former students.

Warm regards,
Heather

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Heather M. Reed
Assistant Dean of Student Life
Kansas State University
102 Holton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Ph:(785)532-6432; Fax:(785)532-5307
hreed@ksu.edu
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