As you know, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, ensures that student data will be kept confidential. Student records are more than just the last quiz grade; they deal with students on the free or reduced-price lunch program, the students’ address, and the number of siblings a student has.
No matter how trivial the data and regardless of whether it’s electronic or hand-written, student records are protected by law.
- Is everything part of the student record? What if a substitute teacher writes a note about a student’s behavior? Is that protected?
- Is a student’s parole record part of her student record?
- Is a videotape that the students create in class part of their records?
In response to recent school shootings and the Patriot Act, the U.S. Department of Education proposed in May 2008 the largest changes to FERPA in 20 years.
- Are students enrolled in online classes considered in attendance?
- Will schools be required to give out student addresses and phone numbers unless parents sign a paper that refusing to allow the school to distribute directory information?
- Is information about student alumni still considered private?
- Are peer-graded papers protected under FERPA?
In this seminar on CD, School Law: Pupil Records – Rules, Responsibilities, and Requirements, participants will learn about the current privacy law, the proposed changes, and how the law affects classroom teachers.
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After viewing this seminar on CD, participants will have a better feel for FERPA and the proposed changes to the privacy law. Participants will learn:
- How to apply FERPA requirements in the school setting
- How to identify legal restrictions for use and disclosure of pupil records
- How the upcoming changes to FERPA will impact the classroom
About the Presenter: Thomas Shorter
Thomas N. Shorter is a shareholder in the Employment, Health Care and Education Practice Groups in the Madison, Wis., office of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. Tom represents health care and educational institutions, providing counsel in labor and employment and regulatory matters such as collective bargaining, FMLA compliance, discrimination issues, discipline and discharge, services for children with disabilities, IDEA, Section 504, ADA, HIPAA, EMTALA, Stark, and Anti-Kickback issues. His heath care practice includes working with hospitals, physicians’ groups, research institutions and other health care organizations. His education clients include public and private K-12 educational institutions.
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