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LEGAL ISSUES: What Every Faculty Member Needs to Know

Legal Affairs at UNCW

FACULTY LEGAL ISSUES

HARASSMENT IN THE ACADEMIC SETTING

Types of Harassment

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Reasonable Accommodations & Modifications

Information & Resources

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA” or “Buckley Amendment”)

Student Rights in FERPA

Who else can see student records?

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Directory Information Some student records are open to the world unless the student has a privacy block filed with the Registrar

SPECIFIC FERPA ISSUES FOR FACULTY

OTHER ISSUES FOR FACULTY

Personal Notes

N.C. TORT CLAIM ACT General Statute 143-291

WHAT IS A TORT?

DEFENSE OF STATE EMPLOYEES ACT General Statute 143-300.3 et seq.

DEFENSE OF STATE EMPLOYEES ACT

Insurance

LIABILITY WAIVERS/RELEASES

Author: Sarah Paschall, Paralegal

Further information:
University of North Carolina Wilmington Office of General Counsel