Classroom Confidentiality

Teaching Tip

Do have students write questions/responses on 3×5 cards if the discussion topic is of a sensitive nature.
Do meet with students privately.
Do secure student records.
Do emulate confidentiality in the way you discuss others in the classroom.
Do provide private areas for the intake interview in the school clinic.
Do be aware of your environment and potential listeners when having a personal conversation.
Do have clear policies for all employees, faculty, students and student clinic personnel.
Do make yourself available to students for private conversations.

Don’t give a student’s grade out loud.
Don’t have students correct each other’s papers.
Don’t ask direct questions of a personal nature during class time.
Don’t treat Teaching Assistants as confidants.
Don’t leave sensitive information unattended.
Don’t discuss classroom interactions beyond the classroom.
Don’t press a student for the reason he is late to class when he comes in.
Don’t correct students who have breached a classroom agreement in front of the class, unless it’s an appropriate issue for the class to address together.