social security
... records or personally identifiable information on a student, which includes the social security number to a third party. If schools choose to use social security numbers as identification numbers to identify students as commonly as they use student names then they are in violation of FERPA. By using a social security number as an identification number, the school is posting the number on attendance sheets, schedules, grades, and the school websites. Students are asked to disclose their student ID number, being their social security number, anytime they require any services from the school, whether it being obtaining a copy of their schedule or just paying parking tickets. They are also often asked to place either their entire social security number or part of their number on the exam sheet for their classes. By doing such things, schools are making student social security numbers easily accessible by other, which increases the chances of identity theft. The U.S. Department of Education disclosed that the use of any part of the social ...