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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I am mad at DC's school (NYU) because they do not communicate with parents. At All. I have read about NYU's plans through DCUM, news reports and NYU posts on Facebook. NYU emails the students on their student accounts, which aren't checked regularly becaue students are not in school. Seeding an email to the student's school account does not always work well to get info to the student or the people who are paying. And they have the teh student's regular email account, and the parent's email accounts. The biggest joke was when I read that NYU was studying the NY state guidance on reopening educational institutions, and one of the top goals was to establish good communication with students and parents. It has not been done and complaints about the lack of communication are ignored.

The timing of announcements has been terrible too. DC goes to Tisch in the Film and TV program. The program sent out a message on Thursday July 2 at about 4P, which basically said don't bother coming back because classes will be online as much as possible, and you should use your own equipment (the message actually said phone cameras) for film projects- not ours. Students will not be allowed to use Tisch equipment and TIsch won't be charging the typical fees and insurance for the equipment for fall, but students are expected to pay the full tuition. Then the school was closed for the 3 day July 4 holiday weekend, and no questions were answered until Monday. A big reason to attend a film program is to learn how to use professional equipment. Without the opportunity to use Tisch equipment, it makes no sense to return, or take production classes. So this message was essentially telling Tisch students to stay home, change your plans and change your schedule all of which require interaction with school counselors and staff. You bet I'm mad Tisch made this important announcement and then all staff and counselors disappeared for 3 days.[/quote][/b]

How do you have the child sign the FERPA waiver? Where do you find this?

But, I'm also not sure why the schools can't communicate with the parents about their plans w/o a signed FERPA waiver. This is general information about the school, not specific information about the students.

Do you mean, can the colleges answer questions from anyone who calls about what their current policy is? They can, if they chose to. Had you called and asked, and they told you it was a secret, except for enrolled students only?

Or do you mean, will they email me about what is available to the adult that is enrolled in the program? No, just like your job would not automatically  email your parents or your husband about a change in the workplace policy.

Again, if they are incapable of managing their own affairs, you need legal guardianship, and the question is moot. If they need help, then you can offer that -- but they can refuse. Because they are no longer legally minors. You are also able to put restrictions on how long and how much you will pay, and how much information you require from the young person to keep paying. But that is between you and the young adult, not the university. [/quote]

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