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Tim, You raised an interesting point regarding parents "interest" in the academic progress of their student. I often get calls from parents wanting to discuss this information. I inquired with our legal department and was told that we can not discuss this information unless the student has given explicit authorization via his/her FERPA form. However, the FERPA form is something that students sign during their New Student Orientation when they are bombarded with forms and information and the wording of the form is "odd" in that it places the negative statement as the first choice for signature (students tend to sign the first available space without necessarily reading all of the options). Therefore we are often not "permitted" to discuss a student's academic support progress or issues with their parents. I am curious how others handle this situation. Roberta Schotka NADE'08 conference co-chair Head, Peer Tutoring Northeastern University Libraries, 242 SL (617) 373-2150 voice (617) 373-2529 fax [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To access the LRNASST-L archives or User Guide, or to change your subscription options (including subscribe/unsubscribe), point your web browser to http://www.lists.ufl.edu/archives/lrnasst-l.html To contact the LRNASST-L owner, email [log in to unmask]