Chapter 18 - Who Controls Student Records? by Brookly Haley https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9 en-us 2022-10-25 02:52:26 UTC 2025-06-10 13:58:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Pre-FERPA brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354705968 Before the passing of FERPA, there were abuses in the use of student records, especially the tendency of schools to provide access to the records to outsiders but to deny it to students and their parents]]> 2022-10-25 02:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354705968 Features of FERPA brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354709926 1. It requires school districts to inform parents of their rights under the Act each year.

2. It guarantees parents the right to inspect and review the educational records of their children.

3. It establishes procedures through which parents can challenge the accuracy of student records.

4. It protects the confidentiality of student records by preventing disclosure of personally identifiable information to outsiders without prior parental consent.

5. It entitles parents to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures to comply with the Act.]]> 2022-10-25 02:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354709926 brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354711748 2022-10-25 03:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354711748 Everyone find and post a GIF that describes your reaction to this brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354713006 2022-10-25 03:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354713006 Three Problems brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354729519 1. Pupils and their parents typically have little knowledge of what information about them is contained in school records or how it is used.

2. Policies for regulating access to records by non-school personnel do not exist in most school systems.

3. The secrecy with which school records are usually maintained makes it difficult for parents to assess their accuracy, and formal procedures for challenging erroneous information generally do not exist.]]> 2022-10-25 03:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354729519 Who does it apply to? brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354730726 Public schools
Private schools
Educational agencies receiving federal education funds]]> 2022-10-25 03:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354730726 FERPA Video brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354737810 2022-10-25 03:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354737810 Write one thing in the space below that you learned or that you found interesting in the video. How does what you watched relate to the role-playing activity we just did? brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354739243 2022-10-25 03:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354739243 Who has the consent? brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354743028 Parents/legal guardians may assert their children's rights of access and consent until they are eighteen years old or begin a postsecondary institution. This is when these rights will only be accorded to the student. ]]> 2022-10-25 03:26:56 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354743028 Educational records may include any information maintained by a school that is directly related to a current student regardless of whether the record is: brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354745823 Handwriting
Print
Tape
Film
Microfilm
Computer file]]> 2022-10-25 03:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354745823 Some examples of where this information may be found: brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354746672 In a teacher's desk
In a principal's desk
In an official student file]]> 2022-10-25 03:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354746672 How does this make you want to approach writing down formal or informal student records? brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354747518 Talk with your table and post a comment below.]]> 2022-10-25 03:30:58 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354747518 Disciplinary Records brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354751449 Usually protected by FERPA
Records of a student posing "a significant risk to the safety" of themselves or others may be disclosed to relevant school staff]]> 2022-10-25 03:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354751449 Major Misunderstandings of FERPA brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354767717 1. Many educators are still unaware that access applies to all student records, not just to the cumulative file.

2. Many parents believe the Act gives them the right to challenge the fairness of a student's grade. 

3. Many administrators are not aware that the parental right to inspect and review the educational records of their children applies equally to noncustodial parents who do not live with their children.

4. FERPA does not prohibit schools from sharing student information without consent to protect he health or safety of the student or others. ]]> 2022-10-25 03:48:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2354767717 FERPA brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357444537 2022-10-26 14:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357444537 Educational Records are the student records protected by FERPA brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357453804 2022-10-26 14:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357453804 Records that are NOT accessible to parents by FERPA brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357463343 -Sole Possession Notes - personal notes of teachers, counselors, and administrators that are used solely as a "personal memory aid" and are in their "sole possession" (exception substitute teachers)
-Records of a physician, psychologist, or other recognized professional used only in connection with their treatment 
-Records of a law enforcement unit of the school maintained solely for police purposes
-Job-related records of students who are employees of the school]]> 2022-10-26 15:04:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357463343 Exceptions to the Consent Requirement brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357469757 Prior consent is not required when education records are shared
1. with teachers and "other school officials" in the district who have "legitimate educational interests"
2. with officials of another school in which the student seeks to enroll (provided the parents are notified)
3. with persons for whom the information is necessary "to protect the health or safety of the student or other individuals"
4. in connection with financial aid for which a student has applied
5. pursuant to a subpoena or order issued by a court]]> 2022-10-26 15:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357469757 Directory Information brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357481405 - Schools can disclose directory information from the education records of a student without requiring prior parental consent
- Includes such facts as a student's name, address, email address, phone number, date and place of birth, sports activities, dates of attendance, awards received, photograph, and similar information
- Schools must try to notify parents of current students about which facts it regards as directory information and about the parents' right tot refuse to permit to release this information prior to releasing it (it is the parents' job to communicate this refusal)
- Schools may release directory information about prior students without first trying to notify them]]> 2022-10-26 15:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357481405 Procedures for Enforcing FERPA brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357490839 - The Family Policy Compliance Office of the Department of Education has been established to "investigate, process, and review violations and complaints"
- The Office will notify the school after receiving written violation complaints and provide them an opportunity to respond
- The Office will send its findings to both parties
- If there has been a violation, the Office will indicate the specific steps the school must take to be in compliance. If the school does not comply, a review board hearing will be held and federal education funds may be terminated. 
- Although there have been over 1,000 formal investigations, no cases have yet been referred to the review board; thus federal funds have never been terminated for noncompliance.]]> 2022-10-26 15:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357490839 In your personal opinion, is this alright? Is there a better system that you can think of to put into place, or is this satisfactory in your opinion? Talk amongst your table and have one person respond. brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357492998 2022-10-26 15:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357492998 Can parents sue schools for violating their FERPA rights? brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357496664 2022-10-26 15:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357496664 Positive Results of FERPA brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357742742 - "Housecleaning" and destruction of records that were based on rumor and gossip and other inappropriate material
- The quality of student records and the caliber of recommendations have "improved substantially", which reflects the fact that under the Act, teachers, principals, and counselors "must adhere to absolute truth, rather than opinion, when writing reports on individual students"
- Fears that teachers would be sued for libel if they wrote anything negative in student records have been greatly exaggerated ]]> 2022-10-26 17:47:36 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357742742 Owasso Independent School District v Falvo brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357783462 2022-10-26 18:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357783462 Participants brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357784777 Owasso Independent School District
Kristja Falvo]]> 2022-10-26 18:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357784777 Setting brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357785515 2002
The University of California at Los Angeles]]> 2022-10-26 18:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357785515 Issue brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357786134 What is a violation of FERPA in the classroom? Should peer grading be a violation of FERPA?]]> 2022-10-26 18:14:56 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357786134 Facts brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357786618 Kristja Falvo asked Owasso Independent School District to ban peer grading, specifically the practice of allowing students to grade each other’s work as the teacher explains the correct answers as a whole class, because it embarrassed her children. When they declined, she filed an action against the school district, stating that it was a violation of FERPA. ]]> 2022-10-26 18:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357786618 Holding brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357787383 Owasso Independent School District won the case.]]> 2022-10-26 18:15:37 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357787383 Rationale brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357788093 The Court found that no violation of FERPA occurred because placing a grade on another student’s paper is not considered an educational record. It would not be a violation of FERPA until the teacher placed an official grade in the gradebook and disclosed this information. 

]]> 2022-10-26 18:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357788093 TIME FOR KAHOOT brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357822557 GAME PIN: 04740634]]> 2022-10-26 18:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357822557 Proverbs 25:8-9 brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357885190 “What your eyes have seen do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame? Argue your case with your neighbor himself, and do no reveal another’s secret”.]]> 2022-10-26 19:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357885190 TAC §247.2 (3)(A)Standard 3.1 brooklyhaley1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357885602 The educator shall not reveal confidential information concerning students unless disclosure serves lawful professional purposes and is required by law. ]]> 2022-10-26 19:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357885602 Izzy Osterloo isabelleosterloo https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357990310 I learned that any written documentation that relates to a student is protected by FERPA.]]> 2022-10-26 21:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357990310 makaylasimmons2 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357990736 I learned that there is much more involved in a student's records than just their grades. ]]> 2022-10-26 21:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357990736 Learned meganspeicher https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357990820 Lots of different privacy ideas are protected by FERPA]]> 2022-10-26 21:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357990820 laniehamilton1 https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357991246 If you do not want it to be reviewed, do not write it down. ]]> 2022-10-26 21:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357991246 kelsytraylor https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357991289 Writing personal notes in the classroom can still be used. ]]> 2022-10-26 21:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357991289 skylarfowler https://padlet.com/brooklyhaley1/9ot0qny4qkpvunn9/wish/2357991549 protects the privacy of student education records 

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