FERPA QUIZ

Is it wrong for professors to leave exams, papers, etc outside their office for students to pick up?

• No

• Yes

• It depends on the situation and the institution's policies

TRUE OR FALSE. Generally speaking it is up to the discretion of the educator whether to leave identifiable materials in a public place.

• TRUE

• FALSE

An unauthorized person retrieves information from a computer screen that was left unattended. Under FERPA, is the institution responsible?

• YES

• NO

You have been granted access to certain educational records in accordance with your duties at your institution. Since this is information you are entitled to under FERPA can you redisclose this information to any party?

• YES

• NO

If a professor gets a call from a parent asking how a student is doing in a class, then the professor is legally obligated to give out this information.

• TRUE

• FALSE

At the college level, it is best to obtain written consent from a student best to obtain written consent from the student before providing parents access to student records even if the student is a dependent.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Does FERPA prohibit the disclosure of the work address and telephone number of an alumnus by the Alumni Office?

• YES

• NO

A student's at a certain university presents a piece of paper signed by a student at the university that states: "I consent to the disclosure of my education records to my father." The paper is signed and dated. The father proves to you that he is the father of the student in question. Under FERPA, does this constitute sufficient written consent.

• YES

• NO

You get a frantic call from a student's father and he must get in touch with her right away due to family emergency. Can you as her advisor tell him when and where her next class is today?

• YES

• NO

You work in the admissions office. You receive a call from a person requesting information about a particular student. You may release all of the following except for

• Dean's List

• Class schedule

• Major

• Enrollment

• None of the selections