REQUEST FOR COPIES OF EDUCATION RECORDS:

WAC 478-140-018 and FERPA

 

TO:       Barbara Lechtanski, Compliance Officer

          University of Washington

          Office of Public Records and Open Public Meetings

          Roosevelt Commons

          Box 354997

          Seattle 98195

          Washington State, USA

 

FROM:     Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.,

          Damaged Party

 

DATE:     August 27, 2015 A.D.

 

SUBJECT:  request for copies of education records

          pursuant to WAC 478-140-018 and FERPA;  see:

          http://www.washington.edu/students/reg/ferpa.html

 

Greetings Barbara Lechtanski:

 

This is a lawful and proper Request, submitted pursuant to the Federal and Washington State authorities cited above, for the following education records concerning Me:

 

(1)     Copies of any and all notes, messages, transcripts, electronic mail (“email”), and all related correspondence, including also both inter-office and intra-office memoranda extant at UW’s Office of Risk Management concerning the Undersigned and his University of Washington Claim Form dated 3/28/2015 and complaints of discrimination and other damages which the Undersigned has lodged to date with various UW faculty, administrative officers and staff.

 

The authorities and policies cited above require you to respond to this lawful Request within forty-five (45) days, to wit:

 

FERPA also affords students certain rights with respect to their education records.  These rights include:

 

1.                   The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day the University receives a request for access.  [emphasis added]

 

 

NOTICE OF RESERVATION

 

The Undersigned also expressly reserves His right to request an amendment to His education records, as follows:

 

FERPA also affords students certain rights with respect to their education records.  These rights include:

...

2.                   The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy rights under FERPA.  [emphasis added]

 

 

You are hereby directed to make true and correct photocopies of all such records and timely transmit same to each of the following:

 

Office of the Board of Regents

University of Washington

Room 139 Gerberding Hall

Box 351264

Seattle 98195-1264

Washington State, USA

 

Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.

c/o Lake Union Mail

117 East Louisa Street

Seattle 98102-3203

Washington State, USA

 

 

Thank you very much for your timely compliance with this Request.

 

 

p.s.  Please NOTE WELL that my FERPA Request dated October 31, 2013 A.D. remains PAST DUE and consequently is now IN DEFAULT.

 

 

Sincerely yours,

 

/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell

 

Paul Andrew Mitchell, B.A., M.S.

 

All Rights Reserved without Prejudice (cf. UCC 1-308)

 

 

Courtesy copy:

 

     Office of the Board of Regents

     University of Washington

     Room 139 Gerberding Hall

     Box 351264

     Seattle 98195-1264

     Washington State, USA