A person comes up to the Sociology Department office with a letter containing a signature that gives consent to release the transcript of a student. Do you give the transcript to them?
You receive a call from a recruiting firm asking for names and and addresses of students with a GPA of 3.0 or better. They say they have good job information for these students. Can you help these students get jobs by giving out this information?
CORRECT. Even though the person inquiring may be the student’s parent, FERPA recognizes students in secondary education as adults, regardless of age. Therefore, you cannot give out that grade, or any other non-directory information.
INCORRECT. Even though the person inquiring may be the student’s parent, FERPA recognizes students in secondary education as adults, regardless of age. Therefore, you cannot give out that grade, or any other non-directory information.
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR - RELEASE OF STUDENT INFORMATION Notification of Rights under the Family Educational - Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), post-secondary students enrolled at Wittenberg University are hereby notified of their rights with respect to their education records. They are:
