I agree that Ferpa and hippo are essentially the same protection for the individual.training is also necessary for employees.
Reply to Sheila Heinert's post:
Excellent comparison! FERPA and HIPPA are essentially the same protection for the individual.
One's education record is protected for life. However, once that person dies, someone can request those education records. I also found it interesting that an employee who is also a student at the school cannot look up his/her grades as an employee. This is different from healthcare records, which ultimately belong to the individual whether he/she looks up the records as a patient or as an employee.
One thing I learned in this module is that students have the right to add a note to their permanent file if they feel the need to dis[pute a certain item, like attendance or a grade recieved. Where this may not change the schoolsdecision, it gives the student a chance to defend the action and is to e released with all permanent file release requests.
I learned in this section that a student may refute something on their record with a permanent comment. This statement will be transferred on their permanent record upon any documentation request.
I have learned that a graduate of a school that becomes an employee is also protected under FERPA.
I learned that if I decide to become a student I should not acess my own file I should always go through the proper channel to do.
Knowledge of Ferpa can greatly benefit your interactions with your students.
FERPA has so many different aspects to it that it is important for everyone that works with students to know exactly what can and cannot be shared for information.
There are many aspects to FERPA. Some of the identifiers and confidential information is similar to those regulations of HIPPA and working in a hospital setting.
Reply to Joyce Hladky's post:Joyce, I taught at a college for 30 years and have not had such an extensive training as this. The extensive informatoin that we are learning should be required for a new employee upon hiring.
I learned that records obtained after a person is no longer a student, as long as they are not related to that student's attendance of the instutution, are not protected under FERPA.
Reply to Joyce Hladky's post:
I agree Joyce. It's important that employees are properly trained and that appropriate oversight is provided. It's also another good idea to have regular training sessions to help instill the policies and procedures.
There are so man y facets to FERPA that I believe employee training and oversight is essential. Providing extensive training for newly hired employees and providing updated training sessions on a regular basis, I believe is a critical element to the success of following and correctly implementing FERPA.
