To ensure that student records are not accessible to other students or unauthorized individuals, instructors and other school officials should exercise caution in the way student records are maintained. In the past, publicly posting grades or test scores on bulletin boards or an office door was common practice. The Act does not allow posting grades associated with a student's name or social security number. Even using a student-identity code in such postings isn't advised since the code could be deciphered by others. But here, instructors should require students to provide them with a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which they've written the course name or number.
Instructors can then note the grade and the card can be sent through the U.S. mail.
This practice is entirely up to the instructor though. Neither instructors nor any other school officials are required to report final grades by any means other than those customarily used by the college or center. If you receive a request for a student's educational records from anyone other than the student, forward the request to the admissions and records department. All rights reserved.