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I am hoping to build my way up to a high school counselor. I have no experience in the classroom and will need to begin there in order to fully understand the role of the counselor and teacher.

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In this section I choose to interview a professional in a position that I want to hold after graduation. I choose to interview Corine Terrell. She is a teacher for Denison ISD. Because of my need for experience with teaching; I choose to interview a current teacher for their prospective.

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In the interview with Corine Terrell I learned that these five legal and ethical issues:

- FERPA violations when contacting parents about their children
-FERPA violations when diciplining students for their actions in the classroom
- mantitory reporter to CPS
- the proper use of Title One funds
- fear of sued based actions in the classroom.

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Cont. Step 2: Exploration "Option Three"

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Cont. Step 2: Exploration "Option Three"

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Education Week - Law and Courts Section
The trending articles on Education Week show how diverse the educational environment is currently. From lawsuits against teacher unions to teachers suing the student loan giant Navient.

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This article summarizes the aftermath of the Supreme Court case, "Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 31 decision (Will, 2018)."
This court case established the end of "Public sector unions ability to collect agency, or fair share, fees (Will, 2018).'" This article illustrates the difficulties that unions will have in maintaining their support for their members and the difficulty unions will have in surviving financially with more lawsuits on the horizon.

Will, M. (2018). 'This Road Just Got a Lot Harder': Teachers' Unions Hit With New Round of Lawsuits. Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/15/this-road-just-got-a-lot-harder.html

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This Article illustrates the a lawsuit brought about by nine teachers that "alleges that the company (Navient) misled borrowers and impeded them from participating in a federal loan-forgiveness program designed for public services workers (Schwartz, 2018)." The program that the teachers claim Navient impeded them from participating in would allow the teachers to have their loans forgiven after 120 consecutive payments.

Schwartz, S. (2018). 'They Didn't Have My Back': Teachers Sue Student-Loan Servicer Navient. Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/12/they-didnt-have-my-back-teachers-sue.html

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During my exploration step where I interviewed Corine Terrell I became extremely interested in FERPA laws. High school counselors and teachers must be knowledgeable in FERPA laws to protect themselves and their students from violations. I want to expand my understanding of the current FERPA laws so that when I enter the classroom I will be able to protect myself and my students from violations.

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On the FERPA SHERPA website there are resources for teachers to gain more understanding of the FERPA laws.
https://ferpasherpa.org/educators/educators-guide-to-student-privacy/

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http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.easydb.angelo.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&sid=bc8d6eb4-be3d-4f71-847e-54ff1cb1994d%40sessionmgr103

Schick, D. (2014). Why you should always question a FERPA EXEMPTION. Retrieved from http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.easydb.angelo.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&sid=bc8d6eb4-be3d-4f71-847e-54ff1cb1994d%40sessionmgr103

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As a future educator knowing FERPA laws and issues related to FERPA is vital. FERPA laws guard against the unlawful sharing of student's personal information. This personal information could consist of students scores, disabilities, socioeconomic status, etc. However if a student switches school systems the schools are allowed to share information relating to the student. Such Items as, "sports team roster, yearbook information or even data that can be provided to third parties, but parents must be given the opportunity to opt-out" are considered public information (FERPA SHERPA, 2018).

In the article by Schick, he explains that FERPA is being used by Universities and educational entities to circumvent the press and their access to public records. He states that, "the FERPA excuse being used more often to stop journalists seeking information related to a school's sexual assault investigation, which it's worth noting, is not an educational record (Schick, 2014)." Some are even claiming that the use of FERPA in this manor is a constitutional violation.Educational entities using these excuses have lead to some individuals calling for the end to FERPA. However, this could lead to the mass sharing of student information as it would then be public record.

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Schick, D. (2014).  Why you should always question a FERPA EXEMPTION. Retrieved from  http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.easydb.angelo.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&sid=bc8d6eb4-be3d-4f71-847e-54ff1cb1994d%40sessionmgr103

Schwartz, S. (2018). 'They Didn't Have My Back': Teachers Sue Student-Loan Servicer Navient. Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/12/they-didnt-have-my-back-teachers-sue.html

Will, M. (2018). 'This Road Just Got a Lot Harder': Teachers' Unions Hit With New Round of Lawsuits. Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/15/this-road-just-got-a-lot-harder.html