permitting colleges to send information reguarding students
2006-10-24 10:49:24 · 5 answers · asked by jamila s 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I think that parents should receive copies of grades, especially since a lot of parents are helping financially. I have always disagreed with the current practice of not sending grades to parents. If they're supporting a student, they have a right to know how they're doing.
2006-10-24 11:34:35 · answer #1 · answered by PatsyBee 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope not! I teach college. One reason I could never teach high school is because I could not deal with parents.
There is a law, called FERPA, that keeps a college student's information private - a college can not release any information about that student to anyone else without the student's consent. So if one of my student's parents were to call me to find out how their child is doing, legally I cannot tell them. By the age of 18 (the typical age of a college freshman) people should be treated as adults - if the parent wants to know how their daughter is doing, they should ask their daughter! We do the students no favors by treating them as kids.
2006-10-24 15:21:53 · answer #2 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the grades will be sent to anyone on the financial statements, and to the student.
2006-10-24 14:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aren't college and university students ADULTS??
2006-10-25 23:20:41 · answer #4 · answered by norbert clitfinger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am against this. They should send the grades to whomever is paying the tuition.
2006-10-24 12:06:43 · answer #5 · answered by Concerned Citizen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋