<p>^^^Along those lines, one of the Deans spoke about privacy, both health (HIPAA) and otherwise (FERPA). He told a funny story about a kid with grade problems. Parents flew in from out of state, marched “Johnny” into the dean’s office, “Johnny” signed permission and they all talked, parents flew home and as soon as they left “Johnny” revoked the permission, told the Dean he signed under duress, and made it clear that he would not sign it ever again. And Johnny was within his rights to do so. :(</p>
<p>The Dean reminded parents that, if they are paying for Johnny’s tuition/room/board or any part of, or if Johnny looses any scholarship funding due to problems with grades, etc, that parents were also well within their rights to just stop paying… and to let Johnny know that it was a two way street. He had parents laughing about how Johnny has some control, but signing the checks were the ultimate control if there are communication problems… FSU tries hard to protect a student’s privacy, but to try to work things out when students won’t let parents in on things. Students can go into the Secure Apps and give permission for parents to have a sign-in which gives parents access to schedule info, grades, bills and financial info (FERPA stuff.) Health (HIPAA) is separate and managed at the Health Center.</p>