Answer :
Yes, it is a FERPA violation if an instructor or department leaves graded papers/exams in a stack outside of an office for students to pick up.
What is FERPA?
A person has become a student for FERPA purposes if they are "in attendance" at such an institution, according to the legislation. A student who is in attendance has registered for at minimum one class and also that class has begun.
Some key features regarding the FERPA are-
- FERPA does not apply to deceased students; nevertheless, it is University's policy to not disseminate student records of deceased students following the student's death.
- Anyone desiring information on a dead student should contact the Office of a Registrar.
- FERPA allows each institution to classify a type of data as "directory information."
- Without the student's approval, FERPA allows for the public dissemination of directory information.
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