Re: FERPA and Student Computing Accounts

[Barbara Torney <bt42 () COLUMBIA EDU>]

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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