Thank you to all who responded to my request for information about student privacy
policies. Following are some of the responses.
I also visited the ALA website. It appears that students have the same right to
privacy as adults and the personally identifiable information is protected from
public access. It also appears that records relating to children under the age of
18 are open to the scrutiny of parents or legal guardians. Otherwise, these
records should be protected from all others without a court order.
Thank you.
Carol Miller
LMS, Lincoln Elementary
Kennewick, WA
drcarolpinky@hotmail.com
I think the legal answer will be no one. However, at the elementary
level at least, the parents and teachers should have access. Parents
because they are legally and morally responsible for these minors.
Teachers because you ask them to help you find lost and overdue books.
Debbie
Debra Balsam
Retired Librarian
Vienna, Va
dbalsam@cox.net<mailto:dbalsam@cox.net>
It may depend upon your state; however, here in Texas only the student (and the
librarian) are legally allowed to know what the student has checked out. It is
against the law to provide a list of books checked out by an individual without his
consent or a court order. However, many schools still send out overdue lists to
teachers or post the list for everyone to see. I see this more in the elementary
and middle schools than at the high school level, though.
We allow our students and their parents to have access to that information, if they
ask. Otherwise, we privately let students know if they have overdue books (sending
an email or providing a note personally with the books listed). We don't give that
information to teachers, administrators, or others because it is against the
Privacy Act.
Check the ALA website for student privacy and then check your state's guidelines
for library privacy (patron record disclosures) for more information.
~Shonda
Shonda Brisco, MLIS
Technology Librarian
Fort Worth Country Day School
Fort Worth, TX
http://www.fwcds.org<http://www.fwcds.org/>
sbrisco@gmail.com<mailto:sbrisco@gmail.com>
Good question. (sorry I am not sure of answer)
I will also be taking it soon. Any advise would be great!
THanks!
Karen Early
West Bertie Media Center
North Carolina
earlyk.wbe@bertieschools.com<mailto:earlyk.wbe@bertieschools.com>
Please share answers that you receive. A few of us - myself included - either
don't know at all - or could use a refresher course. I believe that only library
personnel and parents can view circ records - but I am not sure....
Jacquie
"The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for poetry and to
put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American way."
From The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jacquie Henry, MLS
Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS)
Gananda Central School District
3195 Wiedrick Road
P.O. Box 609
Macedon, NY 14502
315-986-3521 x 3144
jhenry@gananda.org<mailto:jhenry@gananda.org>
I don't think so if you mean view other students records that are not in their
classroom. I know that I am sworn to a confidentiality statement to have access to
student records such as test scores etc. same as the teachers are. Library
information is not even on a student's record. In our faculty meetings we are
always reminded not to even discuss students in the hallway where others could
overhear. My response is just gut feelings. I've been in a school library since
1982 and a teacher since 1972. Even postings of overdues in public hallway is a
not allowed with details included. Unfortunately, many of our teachers do make
public announcements within the classroom about overdue books. If I get a chance
I'll try to remember to inquire today at our first librarian group meeting for this
school year.
Sandy Scroggs
Home email sscroggs@satx.rr.com<mailto:sscroggs@satx.rr.com>
Professional
Sandy Scroggs
Librarian Schenck ES
San Antonio, TX
sscroggs@saisd.net<mailto:sscroggs@saisd.net>
Hi Carol,
Without a court order it is basically you and your aide. A parent can also ask for
his/her minor children's information I understand. If you get other answers I would
be curious to know as this is what was discussed with the 1st years when Nita Paine
from Wenatchee came to talk about her challenge this last school year.
On the other hand, for practicality's sake, how can you ask an elementary child's
parent to find a library book or have a teacher look for a child's library book in
the classroom if they don't know the title? As usual, there are two sides to this.
Does the Praxis study guide give you any possible answers?
Glad to see you on LM_NET! Good luck!
Barb
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Barb Engvall
=^..^=
Teacher-Librarian
John Campbell Elem
Selah, WA
macbarb@charter.net<mailto:macbarb@charter.net>
http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/JC/jc.cfm<http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/JC/jc.cfm>
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