Should College Kids Have Privacy

Many of us know at least a few friends who were formerly straight-A, no-drama, carefree young adults who experienced a mental meltdown during their years at college. Most recover. Some don’t. Most university faculty have their hands tied because of confidentiality laws that prohibit them from calling parents to wave a red flag. In Animal House to Big Brother: Student Privacy and Campus Safety in an Age of Accountability Ron Chesbrough analyzes the pressure college administrators face when they have to make decisions about campus safety and the college students’ right to privacy.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects student records, so they are confidential to the parent’s knowledge. FERPA is where when a student turns 18, all of the rights under FERPA pass over from the parent to the child. The parents will never know how their child is doing, other than what the children tell them. Young adults should be more responsible and take school seriously when they are in college.

In the article “College Kids Have Too Much Privacy,” Michele Willins explains how FERPA, a program that means parents have no right to know how their children are doing in school, is not only hurting college students’ future but also how frightening it can be to oblivious parents who have no idea about this privacy policy. Even the best students can be academically challenged when they go to college. Parents would have no idea that their child is struggling because he or she has succeeded in school thus far. Even if college students are not the best in a school setting, the parents would have no idea if he or she is failing out of classes because officials are not allowed to let the parents know. This marks a major flaw in the FERPA organization.

In 1997, a parent named Ms. Falvo demanded a very specific interpretation of the FERPA law from the Tenth Circuit court (Bennett & Brower, 2001). She had moved into a new district, which incorporated peer-to-peer grading, and then the teacher would have them read their grades allowed in order to record them. After her children came home and complained about being embarrassed, she biased the teacher and complained directly to administration and the superintendent of the district and demanded that this grading policy be changed (Bennett & Brower, 2001). Administration and district officials did not agree with Ms. Falvo citing that many of the peer graded papers were not recorded into the grade book and the students that were embarrassed were able to report their grades in confidence (Bennett &

In high school, a parent has to be aware of everything that goes on with their child's life. Then their child grows up and blossoms into an adult that continues their education into college. There in college the parents of these blossoms are no longer as aware of what goes on with their school life. These parents have little control over what goes on academically and socially while their adult children are in college. In the article, “College Kids Have Too Much Privacy” Michele Willins shows us that parents have a right to know what is going on with their children’s college life.

2.54 The city of Philadelphia requires GPS system in all taxicabs. Is a government requirement for a tracking system for private taxicabs a reasonable public safety measures or an unreasonable intrusion on the privacy of drivers and passengers? Identify several differences between such a government requirement and a taxicabs company choosing to install GPS system in its cabs? It’s more objectionable than other? Why?

Yes because of the code of ethics principle’s states that confidentiality is important but if the children are under age, then the parents should have right to know and since if it is study or research that involved youth as subjects, they need consent from the parents. Regarding the teachers or funding agencies, I would say no but the secret is different than confidentiality.

FERPA is an act which regulates the student information and gives the access only to the authorized students. For maintaining such regulations there are policies and procedures which help to govern the act. The following are the policies and procedures,

If the information needs to be passed on to another professional agency, the parent will have to be notified by the school and sign a consent form before the information can be passed on.

FERPA: All schools (private and publis) who receive federal funding must submit to The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act or they will lose the federal funds. Until the parent’s child is 18 years old, they are allowed to view their child’s educational records. When the child is an eligible adult, their parents will need consent from their child for access. However, the eligible student and parent have the right to view their documentation and ask the school to adjust the information if needed. However, if they desire to make corrections and the school declines, the parent or student have the right to appeal a hearing and file the statement that is being disputed in the records. When releasing information, typically school need written

Students don’t have the same rights as adults do which means that students have limited rights.

The act also states that a school needs written permission from either the parents or eligible student to release a student’s personally identifiable information (PII). The few exceptions to this Act include legitimate requests from school officials, schools that a student is transferring to, or if the information is deemed to not be harmful to the student or an invasion of privacy if it is disclosed. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA, also notifying them of the directory information being released. Under this, the teacher is unable to tell anyone else any personal information that could lead to the identification of a person, mainly a student at their school. This consideration is for the safety of the student and their family, in case of potential harassment or other type of danger that could be posed by someone learning this private

Today thousands of young students go to colleges and universities here in America. With so many young minds placed onto one campus with little to no parental supervision the question is asked: are college campuses a safe place? Yes, most college campuses across America are safe. A study prepared by “the campaign to keep guns off campus” shows that the crime rate for college is monumentally lower than the rate for the city where the campus is located. For example, in 2013 the city of Jacksonville Florida had 452 cases of forcible rape and 3,277 accounts of aggravated assaults. A staggering amount compared to 1 forcible rape and 6 counts of aggravated assaults at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. But what keeps students safe on

While there are several legal reasons to maintain the privacy of students, there are also many ethical ones, such as not wanting to expose students to embarrassing disclosures or discrimination. For example, teachers at High School One have access to student data concerning health issues. I have had student who experience seizures, who have diabetes, and rare allergies. While

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA 1974) or the Buckley Amendment addresses educational records, more so the release of such records by institutions getting federal funds. Student records can be released with written consent from the student to external sources or can be obtained by college officials with legitimate interests such as advisers who hope to evaluate the academic progress of the members. Advisers are still encouraged to either get consent from the student or request a copy of the records from the student. Educational records show patterns when considered carefully. For instance, a member can be a “B” average student before participating in an organization but her grade may either fall or become better indicating some sort of relation. In this case, as an adviser, I am posed with the responsibility of helping students balance the best of both worlds. Not every student member will be forthcoming about their academic sanding but when a student opens up about a situation, I will use the appropriate referral source like tutoring services offered by the department or support services.