verysadman
Junior Member
State of Oregon
I am attending a public university in the state of Oregon. After applying for a job on campus, and not having my application accepted, a friend's mother called the school to let them know how she felt about me not being given the job. I had no knowledge of the phone call until a week later. (for the record, I am planning to use this FERPA violation in a wider claim of discrimination, but my question concerns only the FERPA part, so I will not go into detail about the discrimination claim).
During the phone call the head of the administrative office I applied to work for disclosed my directory information, as well as confirming the fact that I applied, was not accepted, and that I had come and asked why. The administrator did not confirm with me to see if it was OK to disclose even as much as my directory information, let alone my application status and history. Is this a violation of FERPA?
Also, the woman who called the school works for an administrative office for the public education system (connected with her local high school). Because she technically works for a public educational institution, could she get in trouble for being a part of this FERPA violation? Even though she did not call on authority of her job, but as a 'concerned citizen?'
I have a meeting with the vice president to file a complaint on monday, so any help before then would be greatly appreciated. I will only file the complaint if I know that my friend's mother is not hurt by it. As far as im concerned, her knowing my information is not the problem, the problem is with the university administrator releasing it to someone who she does not even bother to make sure it is ok to release to.
thanks,
-verysadman
Again: OREGON
I am attending a public university in the state of Oregon. After applying for a job on campus, and not having my application accepted, a friend's mother called the school to let them know how she felt about me not being given the job. I had no knowledge of the phone call until a week later. (for the record, I am planning to use this FERPA violation in a wider claim of discrimination, but my question concerns only the FERPA part, so I will not go into detail about the discrimination claim).
During the phone call the head of the administrative office I applied to work for disclosed my directory information, as well as confirming the fact that I applied, was not accepted, and that I had come and asked why. The administrator did not confirm with me to see if it was OK to disclose even as much as my directory information, let alone my application status and history. Is this a violation of FERPA?
Also, the woman who called the school works for an administrative office for the public education system (connected with her local high school). Because she technically works for a public educational institution, could she get in trouble for being a part of this FERPA violation? Even though she did not call on authority of her job, but as a 'concerned citizen?'
I have a meeting with the vice president to file a complaint on monday, so any help before then would be greatly appreciated. I will only file the complaint if I know that my friend's mother is not hurt by it. As far as im concerned, her knowing my information is not the problem, the problem is with the university administrator releasing it to someone who she does not even bother to make sure it is ok to release to.
thanks,
-verysadman
Again: OREGON
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