Related to: FERPA
The Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO), the division of the U.S. Department of Education that enforces federal laws related to student privacy, has advised that safety concerns may outweigh a parent’s right to access information contained in his or her child’s student records. In Letter to Arakaki, 119 LRP 1066 (FPCO 08/01/18), the FPCO concluded…
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With each year, technology plays a more significant role in schools and classrooms. For example, most school districts use a web-based student information system to manage student data and share that data with parents and school staff. In addition, if a school district provides a 1:1 device to students, such as an iPad or Chromebook,…
Read MoreRecently, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued an IDEA Complaint Decision (Decision 15-029, 2015) 115 LRP 31928, in which it determined that a parental request for all of their child’s education records under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) does not include any e-mails not within the student’s actual file. The DPI…
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