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What Every Instructor Should Know
FERPA
The Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act dictates that student information be treated as privileged information, it cannot be released to others without permission. You can check the complete list of FERPA guidelines, but here are three rules that are often overlooked.
Do Not:
Publicly display student scores or grades with any personal identifiers such as student IDs, Social Security numbers, or computer user identifiers.
Leave graded or scored papers out for public perusal, if a student identifier is on them.
Share student information with colleagues, the student's parents, or academic officers without student written permission. If a faculty member or academic officer has a legitimate educational interest in that info, however, you can share that portion they need to use.
- How do I post grades for students to check?
- Answer: Very carefully. The best way is to post grades in our Blackboard online course system. Students can log in with their ID to see their grades. Call the CU Online Help Desk at 303-315-3700.
Student Information
This includes student information recorded in any medium: handwriting, print, tapes, film, or electronic media.
Legitimate educational interest
"Legitimate educational interest" is an educationally related purpose which has a directly identifiable educational relationship to the student and underlies the request.