At 5:27 PM -0500 3/10/00, George D. Goedel wrote:
>>At 5:22 AM -0800 3/10/00, Jeffrey Nagelbush wrote:
>>>I have a number of high school students in my Introduction to Psychology
>>>class. The mother of one who is not doing as well as she would like has
>>>sent me an email about her daughter. I am reluctant to discuss her
>>>daughter's progress due to the legal issues. However, her mom argued that,
>>>since her daughter is a high school student and not a regular college
>>>student, the legal restrictions do not apply.
>>>
>>>Anyone out there know about this?
>
>>Paul Brandon then replied:
>>
>>If the student is under 18 years, the _federal_ data privacy legislation
>>would allow a parent or guardian access to information.
>>Of course, you must also consider state legislation and your institution's
>>regulations. Sounds like a question for your institution's attorney.
>>
>
>Regardless, I would not advise releasing any such info via e-mail or
>telephone.
>There is no way to verify parent/guardianship.
>George
Good point!
At a minimum, one would want to get a phone number, verify the common
address, and phone back. Does your college list student's parents in its
data base?
One could also confirm the identity of the student's parents with her high
school.
* PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] *
* Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato *
* 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 *
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