FERPA & School Privacy

When it comes to privacy issues, schools are in the Dark Ages. I cannot think of any other industry that is so far behind.

Unfortunately, education privacy often exists below the radar, and this area hasn’t received the attention it needs.

The scope of coverage of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a challenging issue. It does not cover all information about students.?Nor does it cover all information about people that a school maintains. In this newsletter I have gathered some resources on this topic.

FERPA Whiteboard

I summarize FERPA in just one page in this whiteboard. The whiteboard is free for personal use.

5 Things School Officials Must Know About Privacy

This video addresses the most important points that school officials should know when it comes to privacy.

FERPA Training and Resources

My FERPA training programs are ideal for mandatory or annual training. They can be used to provide basic awareness about FERPA to all school personnel. My education privacy training short courses are ideal for periodic ongoing awareness or more specialized training needs.

Developing A Privacy Program: A Guide for Schools

In this guide, Developing a Privacy Program at Schools, I cover the issues that school officials need to address in order to effectively protect the privacy of students at their institutions.

Daniel J. Solove is a law professor at the George Washington University Law School and a leading international expert on privacy law.

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