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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's a lot to ask that the default be open disclosure to parents of freshman. It should have to be turned off by the student upon request. OF COURSE the colleges are wholly against this sort of disclosure because they want to control your kids and brush everything under the rug.

That's called nudging. Just like with organ donors, much more opt-in when it's just default.[/quote]

Once again, for the terminally stupid . . .

That.Does.Not.Comply.With.The.Law.  Unless the freshman is 17, which few are, and virtually none for the entire year.  [/quote]

Cite the "law" about emailing parents a notification your kid has received a dorm infraction for alcohol, noise violation, drugs, found passed out in a hallway. Cite the "law" about emailing parents a notification your kid hasn't shown up for class in 2 or 3 weeks.[/quote]

FERPA

At 18, all of the privacy rights provided by FERPA belong to the student.

https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/faq/what-ferpa[/quote]

How to fix this nonsense??
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Congress could "fix this nonsense" if enough members agreed it was a problem. But they seem unable and unwilling to get anything done these days, I would not hold out hope. The universities and colleges would also strongly lobby against this and have significant sway.

IF this really bugs you, send your son or daughter to a college that doesn't take federal dollars, have them live at home while attending a local college, or skip college altogether. Three good choices.  But you can't send an adult to live elsewhere and expect them to be treated as minors. 
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