Legal and Ethical Principles for School Counselors by Lindsey Hamilton https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1 Lindsey Moore. Angelo State University. EDG 6305- Legal & Ethical Principles en-us 2019-01-14 17:05:47 UTC 2026-03-10 11:32:11 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Future Role in Education lmoore321 https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320405707 After completing my Master of Education in Guidance and Counseling, I will peruse a career as a school counselor. I prefer to be a counselor at the secondary level. ]]> 2019-01-14 17:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320405707 Legal and Ethical Issue of Interest to Me- Confidentiality lmoore321 https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320527204 After exploring legal and ethical issues related to education, I am most interested in the topic of confidentiality for students and student records. 

I am interested in the topic of confidentiality because I found it to be a common issue to be aware of regardless of specific role in education.]]> 2019-01-14 20:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320527204 Exploration Option 3-Education Week lmoore321 https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320540559 The article discusses the implication of the Michigan Supreme Court's decision to allow school districts to ban guns on campus. 
(Quealy, 1018)]]> 2019-01-14 21:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320540559 Researching Confidentiality in Schools lmoore321 https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320541101 The attached document is provided by the American School Counselor Association and is an outline of confidentiality as it relates to the role of a school counselor. 
(American School Counselor Association, 2018)]]> 2019-01-14 21:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320541101 Step 5: Exploring Confidentiality Summary lmoore321 https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320541324 The issue of privacy and confidentiality is major in education. Regardless of the position in education, it is important to always be aware of infringing on the rights to privacy and confidentiality of students and employees. Although the main concepts of the foundation of FERPA may be the same, it is argued that laws need to be updated to account for the growth in technology. Students records, such as testing data, is being used in ways that could not have been imagined in when FERPA was created. Data is a trend that is not going to fade away and is in fact opening up opportunities for individualized and personalized learning, instead of traditional age-based grouping in schools. (Underwood, 2017)

Confidentiality is a major component in the realm of counseling. Students depend on the promise of confidentiality to seek guidance from school counselors. It is important that counselors know exactly what issues and concerns are protected by privacy laws. It is also crucial that counselors know in what instances confidentiality must be broken in order to protect the student’s best interests. Counselors must also explicitly understand what information can be shared with other educators, on the basis of “need-to-know”. A school counselor can have two different types of information about a student. As stated in the statement by the American School Counselors Association, counselors must be especially mindful to keep personal notes separate from student records. (ASCA, 2018)

]]> 2019-01-14 21:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320541324 References lmoore321 https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320541637 References
Association, A. S. (2018). The School Counselor and Confidentiality . Retrieved from American School Counselor Association: https://www.schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/PositionStatements/PS_Confidentiality.pdf

Blad, E. (2018, October 9). Feds probing transgender policy, alleged assault. Education Week, 38(08), p. 13. Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/10/feds-probing-transgender-policy-alleged-assault.html

Quealy, B. (2018, August 3). Open carry issue in Michigan schools may not be settled. Education Week. Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/08/03/open-carry-issue-in-michigan-schools-may.html

Underwood, J. (2017). You say "records," and I say "data": FERPA, the most widely used federal education law, has not kept pace with changing times. Phi Delta Kappan, 98(8), 74-75. Retrieved from https://easydb.angelo.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/logi

Walsh, J., Maniotis, L., & Kemerer, F. R. (2014). The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law (8th ed.). Austin: University of Texas Press.

 


]]> 2019-01-14 21:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320541637 Exploration Option 3 -Education Week lmoore321 https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320761858 The article gives information about the U.S. Department of Education investigating claims that a school district created an unsafe situation when it allowed students to use facilities that correlate with their personal gender identification. 
(Blad, 2018)]]> 2019-01-15 14:17:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320761858 Researching Confidentiality in Schools lmoore321 https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320786649 When researching confidentiality and FERPA using the Angelo State University Library, I found a journal article discussing how FERPA guidelines are outdated and in need of change due to advancements in technology. (Underwood, 2017)]]> 2019-01-15 14:54:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/320786649 Exploration Option 4 - The Educator's Guide to Texas School Law (8th ed.) lmoore321 https://padlet.com/lmoore321/mr0lefav89o1/wish/321916452 Privacy Issues
This section of the book discussed the issue of privacy and confidentiality. The section presents information about Texas Open Meetings, explaining the community's right to have access to school meetings. The section discussed employee rights and issues of employee drug testing, employee use of school property to hold personal items, and electronic correspondence. The section also presented information about student drug testing, and the guidelines for student's personal privacy as well as student records. (Walsh, Maniotis, & Kemerer, 2014)

Religion in the Schools
The information in this section of the book refers to the mention of religion in the United States Constitution, citing previous Supreme Court cases that have shaped the laws regarding religion in public schools. The section clarifies that schools must approach religion from an educational purpose, not religious practice. Schools can teach about religion but can not facilitate the practice of religion. The books also references contemporary issues regarding religion in schools, such as the pledge of allegiance, religion based student groups, wearing religious symbols and distributing religious materials. (Walsh, Maniotis, & Kemerer, 2014)

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