LITTLETON, Colo. -- The parents of the University of Kansas student from Colorado who died of apparent alcohol poisoning are demanding the University release their son’s records.

Jason Wren, 19, was found dead at a fraternity house off campus, but it’s his on-campus infractions his parents are interested in.

Wren was kicked out of the dorms a few weeks ago. His parents suspect it’s related to alcohol, but KU won’t release that information because Jason was a legal adult and was protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA.

“From (Jason’s) story it was just, ‘Well they found a shot glass in my dorm,’” said Jason Wren’s father, Jay. "That's why he says they kicked him out."

“But, if it was behavioral and he was falling down drunk, getting into fights, destroying property -- that would make a big difference and we would have pulled him (out of school),” said Wren.

Wren said the university should have informed him if his son was exhibiting destructive and abusive behavior related to his alcohol use.

FERPA is interpreted differently from school to school, and Jason Wren’s parents want to know why.

Jay Wren has already taken partial responsibility for his son’s death. He regrets setting a bad example by drinking around Jason.

Now he wants KU to accept some responsibility as well. “I feel cheated that they put up a barrier between my son and us as parents.”

KU kicked Jason out of the dorms a few weeks ago. After he was kicked off campus, Jason went to live at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house where he was found dead Sunday afternoon. Wren reportedly drank three margaritas, 10 to 12 beers and an unknown number of whiskey shots the night before he was found dead.

“Jason was in trouble. He had a problem and they protected that problem,” said Jay Wren.

KU's policies related to FERPA, prohibit the release of any information to anyone.

“The student, because he was over 18, would have had to sign a waiver for that information to be released,” said University of Kansas spokeswoman Jill Jess.

But that’s not how the University of Colorado at Boulder interprets FERPA. At CU, when a student’s housing contract is terminated, if it’s alcohol or drug related, the University always notifies parents.

If it’s a disciplinary violation, some sort of criminal misconduct, parents are not notified.

Additionally, CU’s FERPA interpretation states that if a student is under 21 and his or her parents still claim that student as a dependant, CU shares all records with parents upon request.

Colorado State University’s policy is similar. "If a student were to have an alcohol related infraction that resulted in his housing contract being terminated, we would notify the parents," said Dean of Students Anne Hudgens.

"I think we've become a lot more clear when it comes to how we communicate with parents if we're concerned about a student's drinking," said Hudgens.

Jay Wren wonders why KU’s interpretation of FERPA is so different.

“(These kids) are not adults at 19. They’re not adults at 20. Some are not even adults at 21. Parents are the ones that care most about them and somehow they interpret a law where we're excluded,” said Wren.

Jim Bradshaw with the U.S. Dept. of Education said a FERPA amendment does leave many policies up to the discretion of schools.

Bradshaw said if a school believes a student's drinking is a health or safety risk to himself or others, schools can release private information to parents and law enforcement.

Bradshaw said that’s what’s known as the Health and Safety Exemption.

“If we had known more, we could have done more,” said Wren. "I believe if he had been allowed to stay in the dorm, he’d still be alive today.”

The Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Kansas could face penalties in the death.

The fraternity's national and local organizations are investigating Wren's death. A spokesman for the fraternity's national office on Wednesday declined to say how the fraternity could be punished.