How FERPA Affects Faculty
Under FERPA, grade, grade point average, student ID number and Social Security number information may not be released without the written consent of the student. As such, the following practices are a violation of FERPA and are not allowed:
- Posting student grades by ID number.
- Releasing grades over the phone or via e-mail without signature approval of the student.
- Leaving personally identifiable papers or test results without supervision for students to pick up.
- Releasing student Social Security numbers or Student ID numbers.
- Releasing of any information on students who have requested that their information remain confidential.