Are parents supposed to have their kids' passwords?

[Anonymous]

There's a way to create parent account in ParentVue, and through the parent account to access the parent portal for myMCPS. But I see that the instructions for the GT Parent Input Form say to log in to the child's account to access the form. I was surprised to see this, because I always assumed the whole point of having parent accounts was to create space for there to be things about a student's account that the student and/or the teacher can choose not to make directly accessible to parents. Am I wrong about that? Is it assumed that parents always have access to everything in their kids' digital accounts? Or perhaps there is an age when that kicks in?

I'm guessing there's an actual policy on this matter but can't find it. Anyone point me in the right direction? TIA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a way to create parent account in ParentVue, and through the parent account to access the parent portal for myMCPS. But I see that the instructions for the GT Parent Input Form say to log in to the child's account to access the form. I was surprised to see this, because I always assumed the whole point of having parent accounts was to create space for there to be things about a student's account that the student and/or the teacher can choose not to make directly accessible to parents. Am I wrong about that? Is it assumed that parents always have access to everything in their kids' digital accounts? Or perhaps there is an age when that kicks in?

I'm guessing there's an actual policy on this matter but can't find it. Anyone point me in the right direction? TIA!

I just got an email yesterday that requires me to use my kid's account to submit a form to provide parental input. Although I know my parentview password, I have to get my kid's from them since I don't normally use it. TLDR you need your kid's password.

[Anonymous]

Ask your kid for it. Only way to get it.

[Anonymous]

There are constantly times I need to be logged in as one my kids to access a particular form, course registration, etc. Make sure they tell you whenever they have to change their password!

[Anonymous]

OP here. Yes, I agree with all of the above—it seems to be required. I guess what I'm asking about is whether a) it seems weird to anyone else that MCPS requires kids systemwide to share their passwords with other people (even though I recognize that in this case it's their parents/guardians), and b) whether there is any kind of MCPS policy about parent access to kids' accounts one way or the other (i.e. clarifying under what circumstances students should expect their digital accounts to be private or not).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a way to create parent account in ParentVue, and through the parent account to access the parent portal for myMCPS. But I see that the instructions for the GT Parent Input Form say to log in to the child's account to access the form. I was surprised to see this, because I always assumed the whole point of having parent accounts was to create space for there to be things about a student's account that the student and/or the teacher can choose not to make directly accessible to parents. Am I wrong about that? Is it assumed that parents always have access to everything in their kids' digital accounts? Or perhaps there is an age when that kicks in?

I'm guessing there's an actual policy on this matter but can't find it. Anyone point me in the right direction? TIA!

I think so, at least until they go to high school and smart enough to smell hackers and predators.

[Anonymous]

As a parent, I'm entitled to all my child's passwords. But, its never been an issue and they just give it to me.

[Anonymous]

They’re supposed to be changed every so often so the password I have is probably outdated. Like the person above me, it’s not an issue if I ask my kids.