Does the university mail transcripts involve privacy？ Expert： It is necessary and reasonable.

　　Recently, the mailing of transcripts by Shenzhen University to parents of students has aroused widespread concern and discussion. According to the student who broke the news, this note named "Report Card" contains the report cards of all semesters, the conversion instructions of grade points, a letter to parents and the contact information of the counselor’s class teacher.

　　The Beijing Youth Daily reporter learned that most of the students who have received transcripts at present are students from the School of Life and Marine Sciences in 2016 and 2017. Teachers from the School of Life and Marine Sciences said that mailing transcripts is to establish communication between schools and parents.

　　In this regard, some netizens believe that grades are the privacy of students, and schools should not mail transcripts to parents privately. The reporter of Beiqing Daily learned that in fact, many schools will mail transcripts to students’ homes. Education experts believe that it is very reasonable for colleges and universities to send transcripts to parents of students in line with the concept of being responsible to students and parents.

　　The mailing of transcripts by Shenzhen University caused controversy.

　　Some netizens broke the news that in recent days, many students studying in Shenzhen University have received a special express — — Student’s report card. It is understood that at present, the transcripts are received by families with students in the 2016 and 2017 grades of the School of Life and Marine Sciences of Shenzhen University. The transcripts received are all an EMS express, which contains a letter to parents, transcripts, conversion methods of grades, and contact information of teachers.

　　The reporter of Beiqing Daily saw in the WeChat official account of Shenzhen University’s Shenda Lizhi WeChat that on October 30, the WeChat official account published an article entitled "Heavy! Shenzhen University sends transcripts to parents of students. Have your parents received them? "The article. In the article, a screenshot of the notice message with the words "According to the unified requirements of the school, in order to strengthen the school connection, the college sent a letter to parents and transcripts to the 2016 and 2017 grades today".

　　In addition, the article also mentioned that some students who live in Shenzhen Xili have received transcripts at home. In the message area, many students said that they had received their transcripts and said that "the circle of friends has been blown up".

　　Chen Xi (a pseudonym), a 2017 student of the School of Life and Marine Sciences, told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that the school had already received the transcripts mailed by the school a few days ago. "At that time, my mother received them, and she also took a photo of me, saying that the school mailed the transcripts to my home."

　　Ms. Tian, a netizen, also told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that her sister was studying at Shenzhen University, and her family did receive the "transcript" courier sent by the school. "We were all surprised, because when I was at school, my family never received my report card, but now my sister’s report card is mailed home."

　　Most students and parents agree with the school practice.

　　Many students from Shenzhen University expressed their opinions after learning that the school may send their report cards to their parents "unconsciously". Except for a few students who think that it is "disrespect for privacy" for the school to do so, most students hold the opinion of approval, and think that it is nothing to mail the report card home, which is normal.

　　Chen Xi is one of the students who agree. Chen Xi told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that she believed that parents knew that their children’s grades were deserved, and even if the school didn’t mail the report card, she would take the initiative to inform the parents of the results. For the school’s practice, Wu, a class of 2017, also expressed support. He believes that the advantages of sending transcripts to parents outweigh the disadvantages, which will make students feel a kind of learning pressure invisibly, and also enable parents to know their academic status more clearly.

　　As a family member, Ms. Tian and her parents also believe that the school’s practice is more conducive to parents’ understanding of their children’s school situation. "After all, universities are different from junior high schools. In junior high schools, parents generally look very strict, and when the college entrance examination is over, they go to college. Without the pressure of entering a higher school, parents will have less control and children will feel that they can play. But in my opinion, university studies are also very important and cannot be abandoned. "

　　In this regard, the teacher of the School of Life and Marine Sciences of Shenzhen University told the reporter of Beiqing Daily that mailing transcripts is the behavior of the whole school, not a certain college. The school has mailed it before, but nothing special will not be mailed unless the students have a red warning, in which case the school will definitely explain it to the students’ families. But from now on, every year and every semester, the school will send transcripts to parents. Regarding the statement that some students need to pay for their transcripts, the teacher said that there is no problem of paying for them. The reason why the school increased the fees to do this is to better establish communication between the school and parents, and hope that parents can know the situation of students at school.

　　The reporter of Beiqing Daily learned that, in fact, many colleges and universities will mail transcripts or send text messages to parents to inform students of their achievements. Among them, Sun Yat-sen University, Xi ‘an Jiaotong University, Sichuan Conservatory of Music, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Nanchang University, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics and many other universities will send some or all students’ transcripts to their parents. East China Jiaotong University has been mailing transcripts to parents of students as a habit for 20 years.

　　Experts say that college behavior is necessary and reasonable.

　　The mailing of transcripts to parents by Shenzhen University has caused a heated discussion on the Internet. Some people think that students’ grades are personal privacy and the school has no right to do so. However, some netizens believe that parents, as "funders", have the right to know about students’ grades. In this way, parents can better urge students to study.

　　Regarding whether colleges and universities should send transcripts to parents, Guo Yuanjie, an associate researcher at the Institute of Chinese Academy of Education, believes that it is necessary and reasonable for colleges and universities to send transcripts to parents at present.

　　Guo Yuanjie said that the reason why the school sends transcripts to parents is because many students now feel that they have gone to college and become adults, so it is better to tell their parents the results on the spot. This led to serious problems in the performance of some students. Parents didn’t know what their children were doing in school until the school finally notified them to drop out of school. Parents don’t know whether their children go to class on time and whether there is a situation of failing classes.

　　"In fact, the decision of the school to mail transcripts to parents, I think it must be the decision made by the school after weighing the pros and cons. Because the school also doesn’t want students to waste their time in school. The school’s behavior is a "reasonable behavior based on being responsible for students and parents ’ . In addition, in this way, it is also possible to maintain a certain relationship between schools and parents, which is conducive to the supervision and education of children. "

　　As for some netizens, grades belong to personal privacy, and the school has violated the right to privacy. In this regard, Guo Yuanjie believes that these do not involve privacy issues. As soon as students’ grades come out, classmates and teachers will know that "the so-called privacy is to hide parents."

　　Text/reporter Wang Tianqi Intern Yang Hongxia