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Student Privacy

  • Keep accurate records of each student's grades and attendance
  • Keep student records in a secure place
  • Print the grade sheets frequently (or back up on a remote medium) and store in a safe place to guard against computer disk failures
  • Keep students' personal concerns private, even from their friends and families as well as your friends.  This includes grades, family issues, and health problems
  • Do not allow students to see grades of other students
  • Return graded assignments to each student personally
  • Do not post grades by BU ID or SSN.  Use random codes or use grade management software like WebCT or CourseInfo
  • You may decide to distribute model papers, but:
    • Obtain the writer's permission before making copies for the class
    • Obscure the writer's personal information before making copies
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July 28, 2005