FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act General Rule, Personally Identifiable Student records are confidential and must not be disclosed without consent When is student data personally identifiable? Contains directly identifying or specifically prohibited data; Contains enough info that a reasonable person in the school community with no knowledge of the circumstances could identify the student with reasonable certainty; or Targeted request
DIRECTLY IDENTIFIABLE OR PROHIBITED ELEMENTS • Student’s name • Parents’ names • Family Members’ names • Address of Student or Family • Personal identifiers such as SS#, Student #, or biometric record • Date of Birth • Place of Birth • Mother’s Maiden Name
ADDITIONAL MASKING REQUIRED • Even if a record contains no directly identifiable data and no prohibited elements, it may be personally identifiable. • Standard = Whether a reasonable person in the school community without knowledge of the relevant circumstances would be able to identify the individual student with reasonable certainty.
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