Re: FERPA and E-mailing grades

[Dean Halter <Dean.Halter () NOTES UDAYTON EDU>]

I agree that course management systems and ERPs are better ways of 
accessing/providing this information.  That said, I'm not sure that FERPA 
prohibits use of email to provide grade information.  Whether internal or 
contracted w/ a provider (Google, for example, is a "school official" per 
contract within Google Apps for Edu), I believe you should be able to use 
email as long as the solution is "secure."  Making sure faculty and staff 
address the information from and to university provided accounts is as 
important as the technical transport and storage.  Students, on the other 
hand, should be able to forward or share their mail if they choose.  Very 
interesting conversation and I appreciate everyone’s insight.

Dean
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Dean Halter, CISA, CISSP
IT Risk Management Officer, UDit
University of Dayton

"Security is a process, not a product."  Bruce Schneier