{"id":3217,"date":"2010-07-12T15:32:36","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T19:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2018-02-12T11:59:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T15:59:26","slug":"just-when-you-think-youve-heard-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/just-when-you-think-youve-heard-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Just When You Think You&#8217;ve Heard it All&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Just%20When%20You%20Think%20You%27ve%20Heard%20it%20All...\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p>Can special ed students have their math\/artwork displayed in the trophy case of a school?<\/p>\n<p>I posted the state standards that went with a math assignment, my name (as instructor), and displayed samples of work from 11 of my students.\u00a0 Another sped teacher told me to take the work down, I was violating &#8220;confidentiality&#8221;.\u00a0 If this is a matter of confidentiality, then ALL photos must be removed &#8211;\u00a0 sports, band, any activities &#8211; and other school or art work displays.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter \" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/istock\/girl.math.advanced.jpg\" width=\"529\" height=\"356\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Confidentiality is Not the Issue, Discrimination Is<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>To <strong>not display<\/strong> their work, because they have a disability, opens you and the school system up to a claim of discrimination against a person with a disability.<\/p>\n<p>The awards or work of those &#8220;regular ed&#8221; students is displayed, but <strong>not <\/strong>the work of the &#8220;spec ed&#8221; students.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Pete says,<\/span> &#8220;<em>Someone needs to acquire some common sense<\/em>.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Imagine the anger of their parents when they learn that the work of the other students is proudly displayed. The work of their own children is not displayed because their child is viewed as having &#8220;a disability.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>You are correct.\u00a0 <strong>If your students&#8217; work must come down, so must all other students&#8217; work, regular and special ed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the same time, if a parent does not want their child&#8217;s work displayed, then you would want to grant their wish.<\/p>\n<p>I suggest an email to the parents that you are planning to post their child&#8217;s work, but that another staff member expressed concern because the children have a disability and that it might be a violation of confidentiality. If a parent does or does not want their child&#8217;s work displayed, please contact you and advise of their preference.<\/p>\n<p>For those that go silent, send a second email to confirm receipt of the first.<\/p>\n<p>There is always someone out there who will complain, be it a parent or a fellow educator. Damned if you do and damned if you don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>However, in my opinion, I think the wrath will come down if their work is not posted.<\/p>\n<p>Taking it even further, with parent&#8217;s consent, I think they would be proud to even have their child&#8217;s photo displayed adjacent to the work!<\/p>\n<p>Confidentiality is not the issue.\u00a0 Discrimination with a potential Section 504 lawsuit and lots of negative press in the local newspaper is the issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Pam agrees,<\/span> &#8220;<em>The idea that a teacher cannot display artwork or math assignments by kids with disabilities is absurd and dangerous.<\/em>&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Refusing to display papers \/ art by students with disabilities, while displaying papers\/ art by non-disabled students, is discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of student confidentiality is overblown and appears to be misunderstood by many educators and administrators. In 2002, in <a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.lp.findlaw.com\/cgi-bin\/getcase.pl?court=US&amp;navby=case&amp;vol=000&amp;invol=00-1073\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Owasso v. Falvo<\/span><\/a>, the US Supreme Court ruled that students who attend public schools have extremely limited rights to confidentiality. The citation is <a href=\"http:\/\/caselaw.lp.findlaw.com\/cgi-bin\/getcase.pl?court=US&amp;navby=case&amp;vol=000&amp;invol=00-1073\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Owasso Independent School Dist. No. I-011 v. Falvo<\/span><\/a>, 122 S.Ct. 934, 534 U.S. 426.<\/p>\n<p>A federal law, the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), protects education records of all students (with or without disabilities) The purposes of FERPA are twofold: to ensure that parents have access to their children&#8217;s educational records, and to protect the privacy rights of parents and children by limiting access to these records without parental consent.<\/p>\n<p>FERPA deals with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>access to educational records<\/li>\n<li>parental right to inspect and review records<\/li>\n<li>amendment of records<\/li>\n<li>destruction of records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>FERPA applies to all agencies and institutions that receive federal funds, including elementary and secondary schools, colleges, and universities. The statute is in the United States Code at 20 U. S. C. 1232g and 1232h. The regulations are in the Code of Federal Regulations at 34 C.F.R Part 99. Both are included in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: Special Education Law, 2nd Edition<\/span><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/bks\/selaw2\/selaw2.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/ferpa.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">confidentiality and privacy<\/span><\/a> here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/ferpa.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/ferpa.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for taking the time to write and allowing us to set the record straight!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can special ed students have their math\/artwork displayed in the trophy case of a school? 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