Suzy Clay-Hartman

Online courses required a revision to the definition of "attendance" for students, which affects when FERPA is applied.

FERPA applies to a student by their first day of class.

Comment on Blake Cronin's post: I was also surprised to see information like date-of-birth was considered Directory Information as it is something I consider as a personal identifier. 

I tended to think of FERPA in relation to keeping student records private and secure. This module has increased my awareness of the requirements to respond to a student's request to access their own record.