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How does �������� notify the campus about emergencies?

 provides faculty, staff, students and other subscribers with timely information and instructions during emergencies or other urgent situations that may directly affect their well-being. The system sends messages to the university community by email, text message, and the Everbridge Mobile App. It also posts life-safety messages automatically to the main and . The system complements other �������� communications including use of the Web and news media.

What is the campus Emergency Status Line? How do I reach it?

The campus Emergency Status Line provides callers with a recorded telephone message about the status of the campus in an emergency. In the event of an emergency, the recording indicates its nature, brief instructions and another source of information. Callers dial 530-752-4000.

When a student has a problem at school, under which circumstances will �������� contact the parents?

Under university policy and federal and state law, students have privacy rights. There is no general exception for notifying parents unless the student has given written consent, or there is a serious concern about the health and welfare of the student. Exceptions may include transportation to the hospital for alcohol poisoning. But campus officials can only make that call if they know about the incident. If the situation doesn’t come to the attention of the campus for several days, and a student is no longer in immediate danger, parents may not be contacted.

Campus officials will usually contact parents if a student threatens or attempts suicide. If a student is removed from residence halls for misconduct and the student has nowhere to go, parents may also be notified.

Why can’t I access my student’s records?

Federal regulations protect the privacy of student medical and educational records. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, sets safeguards around personal health information in the United States. While students can access their own health records, �������� cannot disclose information from health records to other individuals, even family members, without written authorization from the student. However, in a health or safety emergency, the university may share information with other people to protect the health or safety of the student or others.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, puts similar measures in place for all records, including academic grades and health records, directly related to students. Like HIPAA, FERPA requires all public universities to obtain explicit, signed consent from the student for most disclosures of identifiable information from his or her educational record. Although parents have special rights under FERPA for K-12 education, the rights previously held by parents and guardians are transferred to the student upon enrollment in a �������� academic program. Some information — such as a student’s major, dates of attendance and degree awarded — is considered public and can be disclosed unless the student has designated themselves “all records confidential.” A student’s telephone number and email address may be released unless the student has designated the record as “directory confidential.” For medical interns, less information is considered public.