The colleges don’t make those privacy rules. They are the (unfortunate) law. Wasn’t always that way, but rather a result of all this “right to privacy” crap.
I contend that if I’m paying for school or medical treatment for someone over 18, I should have access to documentation regarding what I’m paying for. But colleges and doctors have to follow the law.
“I contend that if I’m paying for school or medical treatment for someone over 18, I should have access to documentation regarding what I’m paying for. But colleges and doctors have to follow the law.”
Yes; that’s why you should insist that your adult offspring sign a Buckley Amendment waiver, in the case of college expenses, if you are paying the cost.