A "Forceful" Story
It had been years since Luke Skywalker had used the force and he knew he
was weak. The Dark Side was gaining momentum again on the other side
of the galaxy and Luke needed to be prepared. He decided to register for
Yoda’s refresher course, "Strengthening the Force in You and Your
Galaxy."
Luke became concerned as the course progressed. He was certain his grades were poor. At midterm, Yoda announced to the class that he would be posting course grades so each student could see how they were doing.
Can Yoda post grades? By name? By a number?
Luke’s Lesson
When Yoda decided to post grades using the UPSID
number, he put Luke in grave danger. Didn’t he realize this number
could be traced by the dark side. Even R2D2 and C3pO had that number
in their data base. What if R2D2 and C3pO were captured? The Dark Side
would quickly realize that Luke’s force held no power. FERPA does not
allow us, as educational records custodians, to display any ID number
that can be used to identify a student. Name, social security number,
and UPSID number are all used to identify a particular student.
Grades may not be posted by a UPS ID, social security number or name.
Grades may be posted only with an identifying number created
specifically for posting that event.
Contact:Norma I. Guiler nguiler@ups.edu