Additional Resources
- FERPA and Technology Guide to FERPA and technology from the Center for Teaching Innovation
- Access to Student Information Cornell University policy number 4.5 regarding FERPA compliance
- Cornell Registrar: FERPA Registrar guidance on FERPA compliance
- University Privacy The University Privacy team provides guidance and resources to help navigate Cornell's regulatory obligations and ethical principles pertaining to the curation and use of data.
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FERPA and Student Rights
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) grants students the right to examine and challenge their educational records, and limits the disclosure or information from students education records (broadly defined). FERPA allows educational institutions to release “directory information” about students, and to release official records (eg: grades, disciplinary standing, etc) either with a student’s permission, or under other special circumstances (eg: a health emergency, if subpoenaed, or otherwise required by law). Under FERPA, all rights provided rest with the student, even if the student is under 18 years old.
FERPA has serious implications about how student work and data can be used and presented. In order for student work to be presented openly (say, in a class blog or a book) they must consent and must have the ability to opt-out. This also applies to online data, so be careful what hosting you are using!
For more details, see Cornell Policy 4.5 “Access to Student Information”, Academic Technology’s “FERPA and Technology” and the Office of the University Registrar.
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