Basic Definitions
FERPA is an acronym for this.
What is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act?
MAC can release non-directory information in case of an emergency when the health and safety of a student is concerned. This is the office to call for assistance in these rare cases.
What is the Registrar's Office?
If I mistakenly commit a FERPA violation or suspect someone else has, this is the office I contact.
What is the Registrar's Office?
Sending a list of student information, including the ID number, at the request of a military recruiter is not a violation of FERPA.
False - Student ID numbers are not directory information and should not be released.
How many students graduated in the first graduating class of Flat River Junior College?
What is 12?
This information is the parts of a student record that are released without requiring a student's consent.
What is directory information?
MAC sends an Annual Public Records Disclosure notification to students how often?
What is every semester?
This is how you should respond to anyone other than the student, without a FERPA release on file, that is asking about a student record or information.
What is generically without looking at the student data?
Discussing a student's grade without a FERPA release on file is not a FERPA violation as long as you are talking to a parent or spouse.
False - We must always verify a FERPA release is on file and verify the person's identity that we are speaking to before releasing student specific information.
This is the point at which someone is considered protected by FERPA.
What is when a student is registered in a class?
This allows students to opt out of directory release, which essentially prevents the release of information to anyone, including the student, without photo ID in person.
What is FERPA restriction?
These are 3 examples of things everyone can do to reduce the risk of a FERPA violation.
What is lock your computer?
What is don't leave personal information on your desk?
What is don't put student ID numbers in the subject of an email?
What is double check the recipients of an email containing protected information?
What is verify the individual's identity before releasing information.
Directory information includes a student's name, address, telephone number, date of birth, major/field of study, and enrollment status.
True - All of these are included in directory information and can be released without consent from the student.