FERPA (Academic Privacy) Question

missypie
Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:58:43 +0000

Here’s just a thought…it probably won’t work so well as I assume you are busy but…
Have you considered taking one of the classes with your son? I know of someone that used to take a community college course with her daughter (her daughter was still in high school at the time, and they did it together as a bonding / common interest thing). It’s also quite common for adults to be take community college classes.



LOL, I’m pretty sure that I’d have to take a substantial pay cut if I missed that much work, but believe me, after the latest college fiasco, I considered it!

We meet with the disabilities office next week. Son put in a written rquest for a meeting 3-4 weeks ago but they told him he didn’t need one. So I sent him back today to insist on one. I’m also going to have him make a written request for an academic advisor.

I’ve only had one school year, plus a summer, with Son in college, but I’ve had it up to my eyeballs with platitudes from schools about wanting every student to be a success. I guess I’d like a Nobel Prize and Olympic Gold medal, but I’m not doing a thing toward those goals…same thing with colleges saying they want students to succeed. All talk.

You’ve got to realize where I’m coming from and what kid I have. I have the kid on the autism spectrum…the LAST kid the prof would want to chat with after class or have over to dinner, the last kid who would be missed if he never returned to class. At best, the invisible kid. At worst, the kid you want to avoid. It’s not surprising that no one from either school has shown a shred of interest in my son, but it’s heartbreaking nonetheless.