This was very informative regarding the risks involved with not following FERPA and why it is important.
Ferpa rules are imprtant guidelines for protecting student informatoon.
I have learned that the majority of the time FERPA needs to have written consent from the students and notify them. It is also very interesting to see how it is also limited from parents.
It is ok to have access to a student's record if there is a legitimate reason for needing the info.
School must be really careful when they are releasing students information. Some information needs a written consent or student permission, unless it is needed by court or law enforcement.
I learned that FERPA requires an applicable education institution to honor requests for non-disclosure of directory information received fromm a student in current attendance. This will help me to always look to see if the student is currently enrolled and in attendance as part of the due diligence process.
FERPA policy protect the student rights to disclose informations about them.
I learned that requests received from former students MAY be honored, but this is not mandated by FERPA provisions.
Follow institution's policy on releasingobtaining student information. When in doubt, check with the compliance officer.
I did not consider that if a student opts out of directory information, that this could carry into many different areas such as a graduation program, discussion board, etc. This module pointed out that fine detail that I believe I would have completely overlooked without being educated on it.
FERPA is a necesssary issue that all teachers need to have an understanding about.
Now I know why I had to be so specific when granting permission to send my official transcripts to an employer! I always wondered why they needed to know to whom I was sending it and for what purpose.
Annual Disclosures are given via registration or other means. It is okay to give students names in directory for graduation or dean's list. It is not okay to give out students' race, gender, grades or religion without the students written permission.Students should be made aware of the FERPA and their rights.
I learned the different practical applications of FERPA with the great examples given in the module.
I have learned that I must understand the policies and procedures of FERPA and the importance of knowing when a record can be released and under what circumstances it can be released. In most cases taking the utmost caution and notifying the student about the disclosure is recommended.
I think one of my biggest takeaways is that instructors do not need to be privy to the grades of all the students in a program. This is a privacy issue.
I am gaining a better understanding of FERPA and what to share with faculty
I learned that institutions must have written permission from the student in order to release information in the student's educational record. Institutions are also required to notify students about their rights under FERPA.
I have leared the importance of understanding in complete detail the policies and procedures with request to the release of student data.
I learned that protecting student's personal information is extremely important. if certain aspects of a student's educational record are to be released, the school needs to either have the student's written consent or the request for information must meet one of the exceptions as outlined under FERPA laws.
Release of information must be documented in the student's file to include Who the information was released to, exactly WHAT was released (a photocopy of the document should suffice), the date WHEN the information was release, WHERE it was release, and WHY it was released.
