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Balancing Student Privacy and School Safety: A Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act for Colleges and Universities
Date: Oct. 2007
Author: Family Policy Compliance Office
Institution: U.S. Dept. of Education
Bibliographic Entry: FERPA Family Policy Compliance Office. Balancing Student Privacy and School Safety: A Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act for Colleges and Universities.
Electronic Link: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/brochures/postsec.pdf
Key Words: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), Clery Act, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
This brochure provides guidance related to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), to enable schools to better balance student privacy rights with school safety concerns. This brochure is for use by higher education officials and parents to help appropriately balance student privacy and school safety.
The FERPA brochures for school officials include contact information for obtaining additional guidance and assistance. Understanding the law empowers school officials to act quickly and decisively when problems arise. The brochure includes information about FERPA and when it institutions may release student information.
Additional information on FERPA and Student Health Information, Transfer of Education Records, disclosure during a Health or Safety Emergency, Disciplinary Records, the Clery Act, Law Enforcement Unit Records, Disclosure to Parents, etc., can be found within the brochure.
Name of Researcher: Alison Stevens
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: Nov. 19, 2007