Question 2:
It is permissible for a professor to post student grades on an office door if only a student’s social security (ID) number (or portion) is used.
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Answer is False
The public posting of grades either by the student's name,
SMU ID number or social security number (or portion), without the student's written permission, is a violation of FERPA. Even with names obscured, numeric student identifiers are considered personally identifiable information.
Randomly assigned numbers or code words that only the instructor and student know can be used to post grades and are not a violation of FERPA. However, the posting order should NOT be in alphabetical order.
Correct!
The public posting of grades either by the student's name,
SMU ID number or social security number (or
portion), without the student's written permission, is a violation of FERPA. Even with names obscured, numeric student identifiers are considered personally identifiable information.
Randomly assigned numbers or code words that only the instructor and student know can be used to post grades and are not a violation of FERPA. However, the posting order should NOT be in alphabetical order.