If you have a request outstanding in the Red Raider Family Network, you'll receive an email that looks like this. You can click Click here to approve this request.



You can also grant access by going to the Red Raider Family Network and clicking on the link that says Are you staff/faculty or a student? Log in here.



You will be taken to a sign-in page. Enter your Texas Tech eRaider or email and password and click Log In.



Click the connection request for which you would like to approve access.



Select the records for which you would like to edit access. You may select to share all records or to individually select the records you'd like to share with the person who requested access. Click Grant Access.



If the update to your connection was successful, you'll be taken back to the Connections screen and see a green banner at the top confirming that the connection has been updated.

To grant access, go to the Red Raider Family Network and click on the link that says Are you faculty or a student? Log in here.



You will be taken to a sign-in page. Enter your Texas Tech eRaider or email and password and click Log In.



After you log in, you will be taken to the Connections page where you can click Add My First Connection.



Enter the person's email address and use the drop-down menu to select their relationship to you. Click Continue.



Select the records you would like to share. You may either select to share all available records or individually select the records you'd like to grant access to. Then, select Grant Access at the bottom of the screen.



You will see a green banner at the top of the page if your connection request has been successfully sent to the person you granted access to. They will receive an email detailing your connection request. You'll receive an email notification if the person confirms your connection request to view aspects of your student record.

And now, feel free to repeat this process if you would like to grant access to additional parents, family members, supporters, etc. You can grant access to anyone who supports you!

Current students have immediate access to their education record electronically on Raiderlink under the MyTech tab or on their Student Dashboard.

Former students are recommended to order an official transcript. An official transcript is the formal summary of a student's academic record and may be ordered here.

For full copies of education records, the Office of the Registrar may charge a fee.

For students with transcript holds, upon written request, the university shall arrange an appointment with the student for in person view only access to their education record (excluding financial records of the student's parents or guardian and confidential letters of recommendation where the student has signed a waiver of right of access).

If any record contains information on more than one student, the requesting student may inspect, review, and be informed of only the specific information about their own records.

Education records covered by FERPA normally will be made available within 45 days of the request.

The contents of a student's education record may be challenged by the student on the grounds that they are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy rights of the student by submitting a written statement to the Registrar.

According to FERPA, non-directory information may not be released without prior written consent from the student. Exceptions listed in the Student Handbook, include access by School Officials with a legitimate educational interest and officials of other schools in which the student seeks or intends to enroll.

Directory Information is information in a student's education record that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed and includes items such as name, permanent and local address, and major. Texas Tech does not consider email addresses to be directory information. Directory lists are often requested by companies or organizations to verify student information for marketing and general business purposes. By default, your directory information is marked confidential upon admission. To view your confidentiality status of your directory information, visit your Student Dashboard. If you wish to change the status of your directory information, visit Raiderlink, click the MyTech tab, then click Update Confidentiality/Directory Profile Status.

If you believe that your rights under FERPA have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Office of the Registrar or contact the Family Policy Compliance Office at the Department of Education.

If you believe that their rights under FERPA have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Office of the Registrar or contact the Family Policy Compliance Office at the Department of Education.

A representative of the Office of the Registrar will review your submission and may contact you for additional information. Complaints may not be filed anonymously, however, in some instances it may not be necessary to reveal the student's name to the individual or office against whom the complaint is filed.

Yes, FERPA allows schools to disclose student records, without consent, in situations including, but not limited to:

• School officials with legitimate educational interest
• Other schools to which a student is transferring
• To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena
• To parents when there is a health or safety emergency involving the student
• To parents when the student has committed a disciplinary violation with respect to use or possession of alcohol or a controlled substance and the student is under 21 years of age at the time of the disclosure
• To the victim of an alleged perpetrator of a crime of violence or a non-forcible sex offense concerning the final results of a disciplinary hearing

Legitimate educational interest is access to educational records by appropriate University administrators, faculty members, staff members, appropriate administrators or staff members of the university alumni association, or contractors acting on behalf of the University, who require such access in order to perform their legitimate educational and business duties, when such records are needed in furtherance of the educational or business purposes of the student or University.

The Solomon Amendment is a federal law that requires universities to release the following information to military recruiters without student consent: Student name, address, email address, telephone number, age or year of birth, place of birth, level of education (1st year, sophomore, graduate, etc.), academic major(s), and most recent educational institution attended. You can opt out of releasing your information to military recruiters by logging into Raiderlink, click the MyTech tab, then click Update Confidentiality/Directory Profile Status.

Students who are enrolled in both high school and courses at a postsecondary (university) institution provide a unique situation. While the rights under FERPA belong to the parents with respect to high school records, they belong to the student with respect to the postsecondary records. Students can set up a connection through the Red Raider Family Network to provide access to their education record. Dual credit students are advised of their FERPA rights in the dual credit admission program information.

Texas Tech University strongly encourages parents of dual credit students to respect the student's ownership of his or her education record at the college level and seek ways to gain that information while safeguarding the student's rights and responsibilities. Faculty teaching dual credit courses will make every attempt to communicate with and through the student, as an important maturation point for college students.

Parents of dual credit students are encouraged to seek communication first with the student; then, if authorization is in place, with the instructor. Other record access options may exist in extenuating circumstances and would require contacting the Office of the Registrar directly.

Any record directly related to the student and maintained by an educational agency, or institution, or by a party acting for the agency, or institution if certain conditions are met.

All discussions regarding a student's education record must be conducted in a private, secure manner. This includes all discussions relating to grades, advising or tutoring appointments, class schedules, enrollment, and all methods of communication (verbal, email, written, etc.).