Student records confidentiality is extremely important, and must be taken seriously. If I have a question regarding sharing the students information I will always inquire of school officials first. Also interesting is noting what "sole possession" means and what personal records or notes an instructor keeps may end up in a students file if they do not keep them separated.
I reinforced my learning about maintaining student records and how I can handle personally identifiable information in compliance with federal law.
That FERPA is very important to follow, making it a very important tool to follow when working with student records. It also talked about confidentiality and how important it is to follow the guides put in place by FERPA to keep the students information safe.
FERPA is a lot like HIPPA and it matters
this a good program to protect students records and privacy
My takeaway was ensuring student record privacy, who can access what portion of the file, the privacy of educator's notes (sole), and the timeframe for allowing access.
As a nursing instructor, I look at FERPA the same way as HIPAA, both requiring me to use due diligence to protect our students and client's privacy from those who could take advantage of such private information. As educators, it is very important that we are more mindful when we discuss a student's situation that requires us to maintain privacy and not in the present of other students. It would be the same if we as nurses discuss a client's status at the nurses' station where there is always the possibility that someone else could overhear the conversation.
The importance of laws and regulation to protect information is beneficial for students and educators.
The student or parent has a right to access their educational record. The institution has 45 days to comply. Any information, even written notes, are part of the record.
From what I understand, FERPA is essentially the education system's version of HIPPA. It's important to maintain the trust of our student and our professional integrity
It's truly important to keep students information confidential, and not to release any information about the student to anyone that is not on there sign FERPA affidavit.
This is a refresher course for a new position. I worked in higher education previously and most recently worked in healthcare.
Regulations are necessary when having access to student records as well as other data sharing aspects (PII, PHI, HIPAA).
Not having to grant immediate access. What is not considered a student record and other limitations.
FERPA compliance ensures that student's records are protected, granting them the right to access and control the disclosure of their information. I will apply this knowledge by sharing it only when permitted and following institutional policies to maintain confidentiality.
I plan to ensure compliance by sharing records only with authorized parties, and understanding when consent is required for disclosure.
I learned information is very important to the privacy of others and I will check the validity of information requests.
Interesting that it can take up to 45 days for documents to be released to the student.
Students information is only accessible to authorised employees only
Its is very important to follow FERPA guidlines
Module help understand FERPA
