Re: FERPA and Student Computing Accounts

["Lazarus, Carolann" <lazarus () BUFFALO EDU>]

If it could be limited to "student information" then just maybe, and that's a big maybe, this would be okay.  But, 
access privileges are not limited to student information.  What about access to library resources, other students 
information, administration if they held a job at the institution, etc.  I would say an emphatic no, and I'm sure our 
policies on sharing passwords and data access security back it up.

Carolann G Lazarus
IT Auditor
lazarus () buffalo edu
716-829-6947
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Torney
Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 11:13 PM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] FERPA and Student Computing Accounts

Todd, I think that schools that want to do this generally create a special
portal for parents. The student gives parents their own credentials to get 
into whatever the student authorizes.

We don't have such an option on our site, but our ebilling and payment 
provider (Cashnet) does on their site.  A student can authorize parents to 
access the site to see statements and make payments.  I believe after the 
student sets an authorization indicater, he/she gives a code to the 
parents, who then create their own account on the site.

Parents should never get the students own credentials, as I think everyone 
has agreed so far.  And most of us couldn't do that anyway because we 
don't have access to the password.

Regards, bat


On Thu, 30 Apr 2009, Plesco, Todd wrote:

> If a student has signed an "Authorization to Release Student
> Information" to a parent, what are your policies concerning the
> disclosure of a student's login & password to allow that parent access
> to that student's electronic student records or other accounts?
>
>
>
> Todd A. Plesco  CISM, CBCP
>
> Chapman University, Director of Information Security
>
> One University Drive, Orange, CA 92866
>
> Phone: (714) 744-7979/Fax: (714) 744-7041

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