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From: "Raymond Rogoway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)"
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Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 11:41 AM
Subject: Re: [tips] Unwanted student attention
There is no such legal principle as "teacher-student privilege." And
while we usually treat sensitive information that a student has shared
with us confidential, in this case keeping the correspondence private and
not informing some administrator puts one in a very vulnerable position.
At the worst (and highly unlikely) it could be construed as an indication
that the attention was not unwanted. At best it prevents any
administrative support should this student make an accusation of improper
conduct on one's part.
R. Rogoway
I usually tell students that there is a chain of command and that they
should try to resolve problems with their instructor first.
There is such a thing as teacher-student privilege.My experience is that
department chairs do not like to be bothered by
some matters. I also advice against leaving a paper trail.Documentation can
come back to haunt you. Make an unrecorded
phone call.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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