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CONFIDENTIALITY

PRIVACY OF STUDENT RECORDS

• Protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy ACT (FERPA)
• Rights of parent and student to review and confirm accuracy
• Information collected by school on student can be released only for “specific and legally

defined purposes.”

• Applies to public schools, as well as federally assisted state and local educational agencies
• Applies to third party records acting as agent of school

FERPA DEFINED EDUCATIONAL RECORDS

• Student date of birth, SSN, ID#, picture and other personal information
• Address of student/parent and contact information
• Grades, scores, courses taken, awards, degrees and activities
• Special education records
• Disciplinary records
• Attendance records
• Medical and health records

ACCESS / RELEASE OF INFORMATION

• School officials and teachers have access due to vested interest in student success
• With prior consent of parent
• Under limited conditions specified by law
• As stated in the school’s student records policy, communicated annually to parents
• In response to a subpoena or court order or others
• To protect the health and safety of students

SOURCE

• National Center for Educational

Statistics (NCES)