Dr. Jekyll: Southern Bubba was kind enough to post about a court ruling that seems to say that FERPA doesn't cover student e-mails. However, Ohio State seems to think that e-mails regarding students can't be made public. I am confused. Where is Utterson when I need him?
Prof. Hyde: At least the meaning of the "F" in FERPA is clear.
What I said in SB's post still applies:
ReplyDeleteBecause this is a local court, not a federal court, the ruling doesn't create a strong precedent applicable everywhere (IANAL, etc). But it does create a precedent that will almost certainly be cited and contested for some time. I suspect that our institutions will continue their "surfeit of caution" policies until a ruling at least at the Federal level.
I only share student emails with the Dean and/or the police. I guess I just don't understand what the big deal is.
ReplyDeleteI would like to propose another word for the CM vocabulary:
ReplyDeleteFERPIES - instructors are said to catch ferpies when they commit a FERPA violation.