POLICY NO: 2-3
VCCS POLICY NO: N/A
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/18/1998
REVISED DATE: 05/21/2020

  1. Purpose:

    To assure that any public posting of student grades, test scores, project evaluations, etc., meets the guidelines of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974, as amended.

  2. Definitions:

    Public posting: any placement of student evaluation results by the faculty member in a location where they can be viewed by persons other than the individual student, including electronic means that have unrestricted public access, such as any websites or shared network drives.

  3. Policy:

    Faculty are not permitted to post student grades publicly. Exceptions must be approved by the Office of the Registrar.

  4. Other Information:

    U.S. Department of Education, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

    Reynolds Policy No. 1-26, Student Privacy and Release of Student Information