Comment on Joyce Hladky's post:
Totally agree!
FERPA is about the student's rights and ultimately protecting both the student and their private information, along with protecting the institution by keeping records secure.
It is important to know students' rights related to educational records and rules regarding accessing student records as an instructor.
FERPA requires faculty training to best protect student's privacy and education rights/records
Appeal committees are typically made up of administrative and academic representation
It is important to train employees on the proper way to maintain the security, confidentiality, and integrity of student information to support the code of conduct.
Institutions should employ best practices from other industries when it comes to protecting sensitive information.
A person's educational record is protected under FERPA until they die. Even after they die, there are only select people who can request access to the file.
FERPA rules do not apply to students/graduates when they die.
I appreciate knowing that an institution has 45 days to respond for requests for student records. It's nice to know we don't have to feel rushed to provide them the day they are requested.
You would be surprised faculty members who believe because they are faculty they should have access to any information they want regarding a student when this is not the case. Majority of the time it is never to be malicious. They trying to investigate to overcome any obstacles the students might be having in the classroom, but such actions could also be violating the students privacy. It’s a fine line between assisting the students with overcoming obstacles versus violating their privacy.
I think it is interesting how FERPA's rules regards a student's right to their academic records mirrors a patient's right to their medical information.
It's important that the expectations for student privacy and policies of protection of privacy are clear from the very beginning of employment to avoid any incidences where private information is left unattended.
I have learned about students rights to access their own educational information following ferpa guidelines, including scenarios where there may be a hold on a students account, and how to handle the situation while protecting both the student and institution.
There are many aspects of student records to consider. It is important to have this sort of training to understand how to handle the requests that are made for student records by lots of different entities everyday.
Regular training for faculty and staff as well as detailed training for new employees is a must.
I have learned that protocols pertaining to student privacy and rights have to be maintained at all times.
I never considered what happened to records of the deceased prior to this module. I found that helpful
I learnt practical approaches of FERPA in action - when FERPA starts to hold and when it no longer holds.
The importance of protecting personal information of students. To implement this, any student information should not be left out where it can be viewed or accessed by other individuals.
