Pupil Records: Rules, Responsibilities and Requirements

Stay up-to-date with current privacy law rights and gain the knowledge needed to manage student records.

This topic provides educators, advocates, and parents with detailed information regarding the obligations of schools and post-secondary institutions to protect student information and education records from improper disclosure to third-parties, as well as how to ensure compliance with laws governing other aspects of student privacy. Learn how to ensure student records are properly safeguarded from improper disclosure, when schools may disclose information to third-parties without written authorization, and what records must be relative to requests for disclosure of student records. Review federal law governing the parental right to access and review educational materials to be used in educating their child during the school year and restrictions regarding surveys of students on sensitive material. Gain an understanding of how HIPAA regulations affect student privacy and what is required for safeguarding student counseling records when the counseling is provided with federal funding.