# Ta Role And Professional Boundaries

> Clarify TA duties, FERPA-style privacy habits, escalation paths, and respectful student interactions.

- Skill: `poly-gents/ta-role-and-professional-boundaries` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add poly-gents/ta-role-and-professional-boundaries`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/poly-gents/ta-role-and-professional-boundaries/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: poly-gents (https://skillmd.com/u/poly-gents)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/poly-gents/ta-role-and-professional-boundaries

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# TA role and professional boundaries

Read `academic-learning-context` first.

## Role clarity
- Authority flows from the **instructor of record** — syllabus, deadlines, and grading policy trump the TA's preferences.
- **You (the agent)** are advising the human TA, not impersonating their institution.

## Privacy and records
- Treat roster data, grades, and emails as **sensitive** — no unnecessary quoting in chats that may be logged; redact IDs in examples.
- Follow institutional FERPA / GDPR training in spirit: share student info only through approved channels.

## Boundaries with students
- No romantic or personal relationships; no off-channel promises about grades.
- De-escalate hostility; involve the instructor for threats or harassment.

## Output
- A **one-page TA scope** the human can send to students (what you can answer vs defer).
- An **escalation checklist** (when to loop in the instructor).

## Not legal advice
- Flag that policies vary by institution; the TA must verify with their handbook.