In accordance with University of Missouri policies and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the University may (but is not required to) provide the following:

Requests from inside the campus:

• Directory Information
  • Directory information, unless restricted by the student, MAY be released, but we are not REQUIRED to release it
    • Students may change their restriction on release of directory information at any time, so check each and every time information is requested
    • Students may delegate access to some third parties. That is not covered in this document as it does not relate to research requests or requests for lists of student information
  • Directory information at UMKC includes:
    • name
    • local and permanent address
    • local and permanent telephone numbers
    • e-mail address
    • major or field of study
    • the full-time or part-time enrollment status of students
    • dates of attendance
    • student level
    • degrees and awards received
    • enrollment status in a past or present semester (i.e. full/part time)
    • the most recent education agency or institution attended
    • participation in officially recognized activities and sports

If you are requesting information beyond what is identified as Directory Information at UMKC there are some exceptions under FERPA that allow for release of non-directory information. However you must demonstrate that you meet one of these exceptions. Please see below and provide to UMKC Registrar’s Office at registrar@umkc.edu the requested information that best matches your intent with this research. In addition to what is provided below IRB (https://ors.umkc.edu/services/compliance/irb/index.html) approval will be required before any data will be released.

Non-Directory Information* may be provided for research under the following circumstances:

Studies by the institution or for the institution:

• Study is being done by those within the institution with a legitimate educational interest to know or by an organization contracted to provide the study.
• The legitimate educational need to know is:
  • Performing a task that is specified in his or her position description, or contract agreement related to the student's education or related to the discipline of the student
  • Providing a service or benefit to the student or the student's family, such as financial aid
  • Maintaining the safety and security of the campus
• The record custodian will determine whether a legitimate educational interest exists, whether the school official has a legal right to know, on a case-by-case basis. When the custodian has any question regarding the request, the custodian should withhold disclosure unless the custodian obtains written consent from the student, or the concurrence of a supervisor or other appropriate official that the record may be released. Consult with the Registrar’s Office at registrar@umkc.edu;
• Requires the organization to use personally identifiable information from education records only to meet the purpose or purposes of the study as stated in the written agreement;
• Requires the organization to conduct the study in a manner that does not permit personal identification of parents and students, as defined in this part, by anyone other than representatives of the organization with legitimate interests; and
• Requires the organization to destroy or return to the educational agency or institution all personally identifiable information when the information is no longer needed for the purposes for which the study was conducted and specifies the time period in which the information must be returned or destroyed.
• Information may only be provided to those considered University Officials. This includes faculty and staff, but it does not include students nor individuals who are staff and faculty but are asking for the information to complete requirements for course work or a degree such as a thesis or dissertation.
• If you feel that your research qualifies under this exception, you must provide:
  • Documentation of sponsorship by a senior UMKC official (Dean and/or Provost or Vice Provost) that verifies that the intent of the research is to improve the educational experience at UMKC as the primary purpose. (Results may be published, but that cannot be the primary reason if data is obtained under this exception.)
  • Provide a list of data you are seeking or plan to use
  • Indicate if the information will be aggregated and if so, by whom
  • Provide documentation of how data will be secured
  • Provide documentation to prove that data will be destroyed in five years
  • To whom will the data be released.  Please note that data may not be released directly to students (graduate or undergraduate), as they are not a school official as defined by FERPA.  Even if they are a staff member, if the data is for research related to a degree, then the data must be released to the faculty member who is the PI for the research.  

Studies by independent researchers within the institution/campus, from other UM campuses or from other entities:

• If the research is not sponsored by a senior UMKC official who verifies that the research is being done primarily to improve the educational experience at UMKC, then researchers must obtain documented, written consent from the students
  • Prior to providing the release forms to the students, they must be approved by the Registrar's Office
  • Please provide copies of the release forms with the student signatures attached.  Signatures need to be connected to the agreement to verify to what the students have agreed.
  • Provide information confirming how the researcher will obtain signatures for the agreement or meet the appropriate legal standard if it is to be "electronically" signed.
  • In order to provide the information, the requestor must document how
    • Specific purpose, scope, and duration of the study or studies and the information to be disclosed;
    • How the researcher or the organization's will meet the requirement that the use of personally identifiable information from education records only for the purpose or purposes of the study as stated in the written agreement;
    • How the research or organization will meet the requirement that the organization to conduct the study in a manner that does not permit personal identification of parents and students, as defined in this part, by anyone other than representatives of the organization with legitimate interests; and
    • How the researcher or the organization will meet the requirement that the organization to destroy or return to the educational agency or institution all personally identifiable information when the information is no longer needed for the purposes for which the study was conducted and specifies the time period in which the information must be returned or destroyed. (The University standard is five years or earlier. Exceptions need to be noted in the request.)
  • Note that a release is needed even if the data will be aggregated or de-identified by another party within the university since the student has to agree to be part of the study since the data is not being provided under one of the exceptions within FERPA. (See below.)
    • Students cannot be obligated to participate and must have the ability to opt out at any point and have request honored
    • If the research information will be aggregated or de- identified, who will be responsible?
    • You must obtain copies of the data releases before providing the information
    • Data may be released to students (graduate or undergraduate), if they are specifically named in the release and adhere to all the previously specified standards.

 *From the Federal Government's website: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student’s education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31): 

• School officials with legitimate educational interest;
• Other schools to which a student is transferring;
• Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
• Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;
• Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;
• Accrediting organizations;
• To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
• Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
• State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. It also referred to occasionally as the Solomon Amendment or Buckley Act.

Education records

All personally identifiable information maintained by the college except information maintained by individual instructors or others for the sole use of the individual and which will not be shared with anyone else. The above definition excludes law enforcement records, health records, alumni records and employment records. Information or data may be recorded in any medium, including, but not limited to handwriting, print, computer media, video or audio tape, film, microfilm and microfiche.

Student

Any person who is or has been in attendance at the University where the University maintains education records or personally identifiable information on such person. However, the term does not include a person who has not been in attendance at the University of Missouri. The term attendance does not include specific daily records of a student's attendance at the University.

Parent

A parent is defined as a natural parent, an adoptive parent, or the legal guardian of the student. Verify that a person is a parent by reviewing income tax return that shows the student as a dependent (I.R.S. Code of 1954) in the most recent tax year.

Disclosure

To permit access, transfer or communicate student information to any party in any form

Legitimate educational interest

The University discloses education records without a student's prior written consent under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the University in an administrative, supervisory, academic or research, or support staff position (including law enforcement unit personnel and health staff); a person or company with whom the University has contracted as its agent to provide a service instead of using University employees or officials (such as an attorney, auditor, or collection agent); a person serving on the Board of Curators; or a student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibilities for the University.

Directory information

information that may be disclosed without the student’s signed, written consent. Directory Information may include: name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, dates of attendance, full- or part-time status, major field of study, degrees and awards received, most recent prior school attended, participation in sports and activities.

Non-directory Information

Information that CANNOT be disclosed without the student’s signed written consent. Non-directory information includes everything that is not included in directory information, for example grades and GPA.

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) is the primary federal law that protects the confidentiality of student records. A student is defined as any person who is or has been in attendance at the University where the University maintains education records or personally identifiable information on such a person. FERPA does not apply to a student who has not been in attendance.

As an employee who works with student records, you must uphold all applicable federal laws and University policies designed to protect students' privacy. You are responsible for properly handling student information and are accountable for all information you release, even if the release is unintentional.

To avoid violations of the FERPA law, please DO NOT:

• Post grades using student IDs, SSNs, or other personally identifiable data.
• Link a student's name with their student ID or SSN in any public manner.
• Leave completed homework assignments or exams or test in a stack for students to pick up by sorting through other students' papers.
• Circulate a printed class list with student IDs, SSNs, or grades as an attendance roster.
• Discuss the progress of any student with anyone (including parents) other than the student without the student's consent. The only exception would be a school official who has a legitimate educational interest to review the student records as defined by UMKC.
• Provide lists of students enrolled in classes to external sources without approval from Registration and Records.
• Provide anyone with student schedules or assist anyone other than eligible university employees in finding a student on campus.
• Provide any student's address, phone or email information unless it is your job to do so.
• Share your SSO and password that may provide access to Pathway, ImageNow, Blackboard, Canvas or other student data systems. You are responsible for all actives taken using your account in conjunction with the UM System Acceptable Use Policy.
• Require a student to become a friend/follower on Facebook or Twitter or post/upload videos to external systems such as YouTube as a part of classroom instruction.

Please ALWAYS DO:

• Ask for a photo ID to confirm the student's identity when they inquire about their own records
• Respond only to inquiries that you are authorized to field. Refer all other inquiries to an authorized source, even if you have access to the information sought.
• Password-protect your computer and files in which you store student records.
• Keep all electronic recourses such as flash drives and PDAs in a secure or locked location.
• Double check who you are sending sensitive information to via Outlook to ensure it is the correct person before hitting "send."
• Use only University authorized email accounts when communicating with students.
• Sign off when you have finished a computer task involving student data and applications where student data is stored.
• Destroy electronic or printed materials that contain sensitive or restricted data when they are no longer needed.
• Require a written release for a letter of recommendation if the release involves personally identifiable information such as grades, GPA, etc. Statements made by a person providing a recommendation based on personal knowledge do not require a written release.
• Contact Registration and Records at 816-235-1213 when in doubt for guidance. Otherwise, always err on the side of caution and do not release student records to anyone unless you are sure it is okay.

For more information about FERPA, please visit the UM System Collected Rules and Regulations that govern Student Records or contact Amy Cole, Registrar.

1. Only the student must be given access to review their own records. Almost all other access is restricted or an option that UMKC can approve or deny based upon our institutional policies.
2. Virtually all UMKC academic records that can be identified as belonging to an individual student by name, student number or some other identifier are covered by FERPA.
3. Posting grades is one of the most common challenges and one of the most frequent times when FERPA is violated. Special caution must be used to distribute grades in such a way that only the student can ascertain their own grade.
4. Students are protected by FERPA from the time they first register in UMKC classes until they are deceased. UMKC continues to protect student privacy after a student is deceased but may release information in special circumstances.
5. The student ID number is confidential. The Social Security number is also confidential. In fact, every piece of information UMKC has on file regarding a student may be confidential - if the student has invoked their right to classify "Directory Information" as restricted from release. The only way to know if a student has restricted the release of directory information is to look on the student system.
6. It is sometimes possible to answer inquiries about a student's record in such a way that you avoid FERPA violations. Some common approaches include:
   • Answer using only generic information that is not specific to the student
   • If the student has not restricted the release of directory information, answer using directory information when possible
   • Provide the answer to the student instead of to a third party
   • Refuse to answer the inquiry if there is any doubt about violating a student's privacy
7. FERPA gives UMKC a "reasonable" amount of time to answer inquiries, not to exceed 45 days. When you receive a request for student information (other than a subpoena), do not feel that you must respond immediately. If you have FERPA concerns, contact Registration and Records.

8. Legitimate educational interest means a campus official, acting in the student's educational interest, who needs the information in the course of performing advisory, instructional, supervisory, or administrative duties for the University.  All employees who need personally identifiable information from student records to do their job may access only that information necessary for them to do their job without first obtaining a signed written release from the student to access the information. Legitimate educational interest does not give an employee the right to access personally identifiable information from student records except that specific information that is necessary for them to do their job.

9. FERPA is a federal law or regulation and not a UMKC policy or local or state law. It is more than 30 years old and well established in policy, procedure and practice.
10. Whenever a UMKC employee is in doubt as to the privacy concerns of a request for information, that employee should do two things: Do not give out any information, and contact Registration and Records for assistance immediately.

These are the two major concepts or building blocks upon which FERPA was written: you must let the student see their own records, and no one but the student is permitted to see them.

FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students." Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.

Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information.

FERPA prohibits UMKC from disclosing personally identifiable information unless we first obtain a written release signed by the student and specifying exactly what information may be released and to whom it may be released.

Several exceptions to that basic requirement are included in FERPA. Most UMKC employees do not need to know all of the exceptions, and in fact most employees do not need to know any of the exceptions. If an employee believes disclosure is necessary and there is no student release on file to allow disclosure, it is best to consult Registration and Records or legal counsel before releasing information.

Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):

• School officials with legitimate educational interest
• Other schools to which a student is transferring
• Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes
• Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student
• Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school
• Accrediting organizations
• To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena
• Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies
• State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law

Schools may disclose, without consent, "Directory Information," such as a student's name, address, telephone number, honors and awards and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, student handbook or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of each school.

It is a violation of student privacy rights to disclose a student's grade on any homework, assignment, quiz, exam or final grade to anyone other than the student except as follows.

It is permissible to disclose information from the education record to other UMKC faculty and staff who need the information to perform their UMKC job. This is called a "Legitimate Educational Interest" and is one of the exceptions permitted by FERPA. A good example of legitimate educational interest is the advising and tutoring services on campus.

Instructors must develop methods of disclosing grades and other assessment results to students in their class in such a way that no one other than the student can know the grade assigned.

Some common methods or strategies used on the UMKC campus include:

• Canvas and Pathway grading, which requires a student to log-on using a confidential password
• Handing the student his or her grade in person if you know the student, or upon presentation of their student ID card
• Mail students their grades in a self-addressed, self-stamped envelope

The Law School and some other schools on campus have used a method of assigning students a unique identifier which is not in any way connected to their Social Security number or student ID number. Grades can then be posted by this unique identifier in complete anonymity. It is important not to post grades in alphabetical or any other order which may be deciphered by students to determine which identifier belongs to which student.

When a project is submitted by a team of students, and when all students on the team are given the same grade, it is not a violation of FERPA for them to know each other's grade. It would, however, be a violation for the teams to know the grades of the other teams.

Grade distribution is one of the most common problem areas in FERPA and one that needs faculty diligence for compliance. A faculty member who knowingly or carelessly distributes grades without protecting students' privacy rights could be disciplined by UMKC which could include termination.

It is common for a parent to demand information from UMKC because they often pay the bills. It is also common for the parent of a minor to demand information.

This is an area where the FERPA rights of elementary and secondary students is different from the rights of post secondary students. The elementary and secondary education records of a student MUST be disclosed to the parent, but not necessarily to the student. The post secondary education records of a student must be disclosed to the student, but not necessarily to the parent, even if the parent is paying for tuition, etc.

In most cases, students are willing to sign a written release every time they want to authorize UMKC to disclose information from their education record to a parent. This is our preferred method of honoring the student's privacy rights.

Parents who claim their UMKC student on their federal income tax return as a dependent can submit page one of their 1040 form to Registration and Records or the Cashiers Office to prove that they meet the FERPA exception qualification of a parent that provides financial support for the student. Parents who qualify in this way will be given the same access rights that are given to the student – no more and no less – until that income tax return is out of date. Parents are encouraged to cut or mark out the dollar amounts on the copy of the income tax return before submitting it.

A parent who does not have the student's written release, and who does not provide a copy of their income tax return showing the student as a dependent, may engage an attorney to subpoena UMKC for release of the information they seek. This is not uncommon in divorce and child support cases when only one parent claims the student on their income tax return.

The key point to remember about parents is: the student and not the parent has a right to review post secondary education records. Parents have three options to gain access to the student's education record. The easiest and best option is to have the student provide a signed written authorization to UMKC specifying what information may be released to the parent. The second and third options, proof of financial support or a subpoena, may be used when a written release is not a viable option

A common request heard on campus is to verify attendance or graduation on a current or former student for employment purposes. These requests may come as a telephone call, a form in the mail, or in person. You may be presented with a standard release form signed by the student, or no signed release.

UMKC Registration and Records handles thousands of these types of inquiries every year. You are strongly encouraged to forward or direct all such inquiries to UMKC Registration and Records or the National Student Clearinghouse for a response.

One of the exceptions in FERPA permits us to disclose directory information to third parties, anyone who requests information from the education record. Since degrees and honors and awards are part of directory information at UMKC, we can usually answer employment inquiries without the student's signed written consent. However, we must verify that the student has not restricted the release of directory information before we respond.

If a student has opted to restrict the release of directory information, then we cannot disclose any information about the student without the signed written consent of the student. Some staff and faculty provide information without meaning to when responding to inquiries about a student who has restricted the release of directory information. For example, it is inappropriate to say: "That student has restricted the release of directory information so I cannot tell you anything about him." You just confirmed that this student has a record at UMKC and that they have taken steps to protect their privacy. We recommend saying: "I'm sorry but I have no information available regarding that person." It is perfectly acceptable when pushed by an inquirer to repeat yourself: "I'm really sorry, but I just do not have any information available on him." You are not denying the person attends UMKC and you are not confirming that the person attends UMKC. Tell an inquirer to contact the person in question if they want to verify educational records.

The standard release forms that we receive in UMKC Registration and Records are not always sufficient to meet FERPA's strict guidelines for the release of student information from the education record. For this reason, again, we strongly encourage staff and faculty on campus to refer all employment inquiries to UMKC Registration and Records for a response.

Another area of concern with employment is letters of recommendation which may be requested by students of faculty or advisors. It is important for you to file a copy of the student's written request for a letter of recommendation and to keep that written request in case it is needed later. Most requests for a recommendation include a "waiver" of the student's right to read or review the recommendation. If the student waives his or her rights to review such recommendations, then they are excluded from the student's right to review their own education record under FERPA.

UMKC does not disclose non-directory information over the telephone to employers or potential employers regardless of the receipt of a signed written release by the student. There is no reliable method of verifying who is on the other end of the telephone.

A faxed copy of a release form is nearly always considered valid and carries the same authority as the original unless otherwise stated on the release form. Release forms are not valid indefinitely. A release form which was signed by the student more than 60 days prior to the request for information may need to be validated by contacting the student.

FERPA was written to protect the privacy of education records and is only an issue when the release of information from an education record has been requested by someone other than the student.

When a health or safety emergency arises, or when an urgent situation occurs on campus involving law enforcement, cooperation with UMKC Police is essential. If you are in doubt as to the authenticity of the emergency, call the UMKC Police at 235-1515 immediately to verify that an urgent situation is in progress. All emergency personnel that come onto our campus will be escorted by UMKC police or will have notified UMKC police to their presence. FERPA does not prevent you from cooperating with emergency personnel —but you should only release information from an education record to emergency personnel when failure to do so might hinder them in performing their duties.

If a situation is not an emergency, then UMKC encourages all inquiries from law enforcement to be directed to the UMKC Police Department or UMKC Registration and Records for assistance. There have been numerous fraudulent attempts to receive information from education records by real and fake law enforcement officers. UMKC Registration and Records is able and willing to help these officers perform their duties, and we encourage you to direct all such inquiries to UMKC Registration and Records.

One common legal question on campus is what to do when a subpoena is served upon a faculty member, a staff member, a department or other unit on campus, for student information from the education record. Please do not ignore a subpoena but do not comply with it until you have consulted Registration and Records. We receive approximately one subpoena per month and as many as half of those are invalid. Upon receipt of a subpoena, we contact UM Legal Counsel and notify the student that we have been served with a subpoena (unless the subpoena is a criminal court case and specifies not to contact the student). Students have the right to contact an attorney to quash the subpoena, and FERPA requires us to notify the student before we comply with the subpoena.

Some subpoenas request information from multiple offices, such as financial aid, scholarship, academic, student discipline and similar records. A coordinated response to complex subpoenas is often prepared by UMKC Registration and Records or the Division of Student Affairs.

Officials who have a badge or gun or business card from a federal agency are not immune from the provisions of FERPA. Refer these officials to UMKC Registration and Records (except in an emergency) where they will be treated exactly like all other third party requests for student information from education records. If you receive a subpoena for information from an education record, contact UMKC Registration and Records immediately. Many steps need to take place to comply with a subpoena.

Using video conferencing to advise students is a new endeavor for some so below is some information related privacy. The bottom line is that FERPA principles do not change. 

Be sure that you are speaking with the student. You are under no obligation to share information if you are not certain that you are speaking with the student or someone to whom they have specifically given permission for you to share non-directory information. This information will be located in the Holds section of the Pathway student center by looking for “FERPA Consent to Release Info”.

Below are some Q&A’s:

What platforms are compliant under FERPA?

• Zoom and Microsoft Teams are both FERPA compliant for video conferencing.
• Different rules apply to the use of Zoom for a classroom setting. Additional information for instructors can be found here.

What are some basic principles for being FERPA compliant when using video conferencing?

• Do NOT record the sessions. You would not record a session in your office and the same applies to video conferencing. 
• If you are not already, use the “waiting room” feature on Zoom to avoid individuals cutting into conversations with other students and so that you have a chance to verify with whom you are speaking. This can also avoid Zoom Bombers, where unwanted participants join your Zoom or other virtual meetings and begin to post unwanted materials, take over the meeting controls, etc.
• UM System has recommendations here.

How should I verify that I am working with the student?

•  Ask students to login using their username and password.  Verify that the name, DOB and UMKC Student ID number match by asking them to provide you with the information. Should preferred name not match, verify that the primary name does. Then, you could advise them to update their preferred name as needed.

How do I ensure that our conversation may not be unintentionally overheard? 

• When we notice students without headphones or there are obviously other individuals around, you might ask, "Hey, I notice that you don't have headphones on. Are you in a quiet place where it is okay for me to discuss your record and grades?" This ensures that the student knows you will be delving into things that they may not want siblings or parents/significant others to hear.
• If they would like to allow another individual to access to the information you will discuss they can provide that permission by submitting the FERPA: Access to Student Records form to the Office of Registration and Records.
  
  • In order to not delay your conversation they can provide the form to you immediately for your records. It must be sent to you via UMKC email.  

If they have their video off, how do I know that I am talking to the student?

• If you cannot see the student, you should treat it as you would a phone call and ask for identifying information (ID#, etc.) If they challenge you about it, you can reassure them that this is for the protection of their private information.

What if I do not know what the student looks like because I have never met with him or her before?

• Look up their photo in Pathway before entering into the video conferencing meeting.

Additional best practices and resources for Zoom and Microsoft Teams:

• Zoom: https://www.umkc.edu/is/support/zoom/
• Microsoft Teams: https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/is/teams

Self-Service Faculty Center in Pathway now has an additional column, (labeled “FERPA”), that will display if a student in the class has opted to invoke their FERPA privacy restriction.

What does this mean?

If you see a blue window shade next to the student’s information on the class roster, (as shown below), that means the student has a FERPA privacy hold and NO information (including directory information) can be shared with others.

What should I do if I see this new feature?

If you receive a phone call, email, or a written request asking for information about the student that has a FERPA privacy hold and the blue window shade, the proper response is 
"I have no information to release on this individual."

That response assures the student’s privacy and does not confirm the individual is a student at UMKC – thereby protecting their privacy rights.

What is the objective?

By adding this information to the class roster, it is no longer necessary to navigate to the Student Center, Advisor Center, or other screens in Pathway to see if the student has opted to declare this privacy hold. This feature makes it more convenient for obtaining this privacy information regarding the students in your class. The new column will also display on the printed version of the class roster for easy accessibility.

As a friendly reminder, printed class rosters are never to be passed around the class to take attendance – as that is a violation of FERPA.