Argues that basic records on a child's performance in school, including his academic and extracurricular skills, are clearly necessary for both the child and the school. However, the voluminous subjective or unverifiable material that goes into a child's file should not become part of his permanent file. Parents of each child should have full…

The regulations of the New York City Board of Education which spell out an individual's right to have access to Board of Education records are given. The regulations reflect the Board of Education's attempt to meet the requirements of the New York State Freedom of Information Law of 1977. The regulations deal with the following topics: (1) the…

Argues that when information is gathered from individuals, whether for governmental or scientific purposes, and when assurances of confidentiality are offered or implied by social scientists, all necessary efforts should be made to guarantee fulfillment of that assurance. Major Archives should assume a leadership role in preventing problems of a…

Issues discussed include the circumvention of the First Amendment's guarantee to free press and the Fourth Amendment's guarantee against improper search and seizure. (Author/MBR)

Colleges are using "prospect research" to gather information about and cultivate prospective wealthy donors, but the methods and their success are raising ethical questions about the donors' rights to privacy and the confidentiality of information about them. (MSE)

Guidelines for the Collection, Maintenance, and Dissemination of Pupil Records, published in 1970, was widely distributed in schools throughout the country. Reactions to the report in counseling circles ranged from enthusiastic approval to violent disagreement. This article presents some answers to them. (Author)

Practicing counselors may interpret ethical obligations differently according to their work settings. This article focuses on one of the problems related to the nature of the client population and the counseling setting: What rights of confidentiality do minors have against disclosure to their parents? (Author)

Examines controversies over the control of scientific information, citing cases about and discussing issues concerning professional control, confidentiality, competition, and national security. Addresses policy changes and the difficulties of establishing principles for control. (DC)

The author explains, in a step-by-step manner, how to establish an employee data system that can be used in a number of ways, including affirmative action reporting, compensation planning, and workforce analysis. (Author/MLF)

Describes some of the problems for the individual inherent in the rapidly expanding computerized field of credit and banking. Proposes that electronic fund transfer systems could virtually replace the use of cash. Warns that while such systems offer wide advantages to business, they threaten the individual's privacy. (JMF)

Provides information on recent decisions in New York courts in cases involving the right of adult adoptees to inspect sealed adoption records. The effect of these decisions is that any change in the right of access to records must be brought about through legislation, not through the courts. (Author/SS)

Developments in the law of privacy and when and how educators may encounter them in their work are examined. (MM)

Reviews the rationale that underlies privileged communication in counseling and discusses the nature of privilege. Describes the progress of a Supreme Court decision affecting privileged communication between licensed psychotherapists and their patients. Concludes with a legal analysis of the decision and its implications for counselors. (RJM)