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Personally identifiable information for education records is a FERPA term referring to identifiable information that is maintained in education records and includes direct identifiers, such as a student’s name or identification number, indirect identifiers, such as a student’s date of birth, or other information which can be used to ...
(1) A student ID number, user ID, or other unique personal identifier used by a student for purposes of accessing or communicating in electronic systems, but only if the identifier cannot be used to gain access to education records except when used in conjunction with one or more factors that authenticate the user's identity, such as a personal ...
The right of a parent of a student to inspect, upon request, any instrument used in the collection of personal information (a student or parent’s first and last name, a home or other physical address, a telephone number, or a Social Security identification number) before the instrument is administered or distributed to a student, and any ...
Personally identifiable information (PII) includes information that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual’s identity either directly or indirectly through linkages with other information.
Direct identifiers include information that relates specifically to an individual such as the individual’s residence, including for example, name, address, Social Security Number or other identifying number or code, telephone number, e-mail address, or biometric record. See also Indirect Identifier.
A school may not designate a student’s social security number as directory information. However, directory information may include a student’s user ID or other unique identifier used by the student to access or communicate in electronic systems, but only if the electronic identifier cannot be used to gain access to education records except ...
This guidance document provides background information on what an Integrated Data System (IDS) is and why educational authorities may choose to participate in one, and clarifies how such authorities can participate in an IDS while ensuring student privacy in compliance with FERPA.
Typically, an individual’s identity is authenticated through the use of one or more factors, such as a personal identification number (PIN), password, or some other factor known or possessed only by the authorized user.
We have generally included “student ID numbers” in the same category because these numbers have historically been used much like SSNs, that is, as unique identifiers used by themselves to obtain access to non-directory information about a student, such as education records (or educational services).
Directory information is information contained in the education records of a student that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed.