FERPA Quiz

Question 1

If you are given access to the Student Information System, do you have authorization for unrestricted use of any student data?

Choose an answer: Yes | No

Question 2

If a parent calls and wants to know how their child is doing, if they are attending, and what grades they made, can you tell them if they say they are paying their tuition?

Choose an answer: Yes | No

Question 3

Is it true that a student can only request that no directory information be released when they first complete an application?

Choose an answer: Yes | No

Question 4

A police officer appears on campus and asks to verify whether a student was attending class on a certain day. Can you release this information?

Choose an answer: Yes | No

Question 5

Can a faculty member leave test grades or papers outside their office for students to pick up?

Choose an answer: Yes | No

Question 6

If you get up for lunch and forget to sign off your computer, can the institution get in trouble if an unauthorized person obtains information from the unattended computer screen?

Choose an answer: Yes | No

Question 7

Can instructors post grades if only the last 4 numbers of the social security number or student ID are used as identification of the students?

Choose an answer: Yes | No

Question 8

You get a call from another College employee requesting information on a son/daughter or relative. You are able to determine that the employee does not have an educational need to know. Should you share the information?

Choose an answer: Yes | No

Question 9

If a student requests a letter of recommendation from a faculty member, does the student have to provide written permission?

Choose an answer: Yes | No