What is an educational record?
Just about any information directly related to a student and maintained by Bates College or by a person acting for the College is considered a student education record per FERPA. Any record related directly to a student should be held in confidence.
Examples of education records per FERPA include:
- grades / transcripts
- student schedules
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exams, papers, theses, etc.
- student email
- advising records
- any personally identifiable information
education records per FERPA are not:
- law enforcement records, as defined in FERPA
- employment records
- medical records
- post-attendance records
- sole possession records (not accessible or revealed to any other person)
The storage media in which you find this information does not matter. A student education record per FERPA may be found:
- on a document in any administrative or faculty office
- on the screen of an ipad
- a computer display screen
- on a pad of paper used during an advising session