Student records are protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974. Faculty, staff, and student workers have access to education records for the sole purpose of performing their jobs professionally and responsibly. They have a responsibility to protect the confidentiality of education records in their possession, regardless of the medium in which the records are presented.
Education records are considered confidential and may not be released without the written consent of the student. School officials must protect the privacy of education records and not disclose personally identifiable information about a student or permit inspection of the student's records (by a third party) without his or her written consent. A FERPA Student Consent Form may be obtained from the Shiloh University.
Posting of education records (e.g. grades) using the student’s name, student ID number or any portion of the social security number violates FERPA. For example, it is inappropriate for instructors to display a group list of the grades for a particular test in a way that allows a student to identify another student’s grade.
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