Scenario: An educator discovers that one of his students has been removed from her home. She is in a foster home and her parents' rights have been terminated. The educator has been notified by administration that he is not to release any information to the student's parents and that all communication about the student needs to be sent to the student's new guardians. The educator knows the mother of the student, and calls her to see what happened. During that conversation, the educator accesses the student's confidential files to share her current progress in the course. Which professional tenet has the educator violated?