Student Records and Privacy: What Does the Law Say (FERPA)

11:00am -11:50am

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Session Description:

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 protects the privacy of student’s educational records, and impacts, on a daily basis, our work as faculty members and staff. In this time of predominantly online teaching, unique challenges are presented everyday that make compliance with FERPA tricky. Learn about what the law requires of us, including when a student’s written consent is required to disclose their educational records, the exceptions to the written consent requirement, the “must” and “mays” of FERPA, and other issues of concern to us all.

Presenters:

Matt Gravel, Dean of Academic Initiatives, has served as the College’s FERPA Officer since 2005, when he began a 7-year stint as the College’s Registrar. He earned a master’s in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts in Dartmouth.

Sean Pettis, Director of Infrastructure and Security - Sean joined STCC in April and has over 27 years of IT experience. Sean holds a BS in Computer Science from Orlando College, is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and is a member of the Massachusetts State University and Community College Higher Education Information Security Officers (HEISO) council.