The University of Kansas attempted to notify 119 students that their failure to pass even a single class may make them inelligible for continued financial aid. Unfortunately the person in charge of the project gave each student on the list the names of all other failing students. As a result, Kansas will have to undergo an investigation of the privacy breach it created or itself risk loosing federal government aid.
The list reportedly included one woman who asserts she failed exactly one class, after receiving 200 hours of passing grades and a masters degree, according to USA Today. Her excuse is a good one, her daughter contracted pneumonia so she had to divert her attention.
This however raises several issues regarding email. We need to be very careful with addressing, the reply all button, getting a similiar name from our address book, etc.
