Very Relevant information.
We are planning to send a letter to current students annually in November, announcing their FERPA rights and giving them links to two specific online folders with individual content for each student that they can have access to in google drive. I am still working on the letter to go out. I am looking for websites with information for students to explore further if they want to know more about their rights.
FERPA is similar to HIPPA
My main takeaway was concerning sole possesion. It is when they are private notes due to not being shared within the administration, insutution, or faculty.
What I have learned and found interesting is concerning sole possession. Although it may involve information about the student, because it was private and not shared with the institution and faculty, or administration. I learned that students cannot demand immediate access to the records and would have to wait and go through the process, which is the instutuion having about 45 days to respond with the requests.
Under FERPA, parents of a college student do not have access to educational records, without consent.
FERPA protects students personal information and educational records. It also gives students and parents the right to access school records as well as amend information if there are any discrepancies.
FERPA is applicable to both K-12 and higher education. FERPA is a law that privides students access to their student records and it maintains the privacy for educational records.
Students and parents also have the right to amend their educational records and complaints must be filed withing 180 days from the incident.
In our pandemic environment of education - where every educational institution has had to modify to online learning - I appreciated the perspective of having new difficulties arise in an online environment. There have been so many new challenges that everyone involved in student education has had to adapt to over the last year and a half so I can see how Ferpa, Ferpa records, privacy, disclosure, and even identifying the student that you may never meet, can all add new challenges to protecting a student's privacy.
What I have found interesting about FERPA is that just because aacademic advisor places information on the record doesn't necessarily mean it is on record. The advisor has to formall share those notes with the institution, otherwise those notes are private. I feel if the individual felt it was worth nothing, we should know.
I'm just happy to know that this is something that exists
Understanding the FERPA laws in very important in protecting student;s privacy. Some students don't want any of their information released to anyone and it's important to respect that request.
My main takeaway from this topic so far is that the students have a right to their information, as well as the right to keep their information private, and that it is our job to ensure that. I will apply this knowledge by always being confident that I am following FERPA guidlines, and when answering calls, or speaking to students that I dont share any personal information that is not allowed.
I learned that students have the right to access their records under FERPA. And am looking forward to learning more about FERPA in the modules ahead!
There are a lot of take away from this first part of the module. Sole Possession Notes that are transfered are student records.
Knowing the student rights is helpful when it comes to information protection.
I found it interesting that there are no fines levied for a FERPA violation.
FERPA protects private student information. It allows for students/parents to acces student information. If in doubt, I would check with the compliance officer before releasing student information. Also, I would encrypt any information emailed.
I had never heard of FERPA beforehand. This was a good introduction to the topic. It is important to know this well to make sure we are giving student fair and appropriate access to their records according to the law.
Faculty has a duty to protect their students' privacy and should be held acountable
It is super important to secure a student's educational information.
