These data walls or classroom management systems vary by name but typically use points or some kind of classroom currency. If a system like this is used as a consequence for behaviors, and a teacher displays the list of student names along with how many points or bucks they have lost without parental permission, I can't see how this wouldn't be considered student discipline data that should be covered by FERPA. Yet these systems are commonplace, especially in lower grades.
For context, an elementary school in our county (in Georgia, USA) uses a "debit card" that has ten"bucks" starting every Monday. Students lose bucks at a teacher's discretion, and the list of student names with the number of bucks they have left and how many they have lost is shared with the classroom. This effectively displays a ranking of the kids from best to worst for behavior. these bucks are exclusively used punitively. Once a certain number is lost there is a series of consequences ranging from isolation during lunchtime to a hard write-up. There is no tiered or leveled system for consequences. This means that the student who loses ten bucks for talking could have the same consequence as a child who loses an equal number of bucks for being aggressive to other students, or cheating, or any other number of other offenses without distinction. Since there is no standard for how this system is implemented, some teachers don't use it at all, but a strict teacher can result in disciplinary actions that are permanently on a student's record.
Submitted October 20, 2021 at 05:59AM by aprilmay3 https://ift.tt/3m5oxFn
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