By Audience: Early Childhood Educators

The resources on this page are intended for staff and educators of Early Childhood programs or institutions. Resources found here address the unique challenge of applying FERPA to the early childhood setting.

Letters

Letter to Parent re: Disclosure of Education Records to Stepparents

Letter in response to a parent complaint, alleging a School District violated the parent's FERPA rights.

Letters

Letter to Parent re: Amendment of Special Education Records

Letter responding to a parent requesting guidance on provisions in FERPA that govern a parent's opportunity to seek amendment of the education records of a special education student.

Letters

Letter to Northern Lebanon School District re: Disclosure of Education Records on Postcards

Letter to Northern Lebanon School District providing notification of a parent's complaint of a violation of FERPA rights.

FERPA Final Regulations Relating to Electronic Consent and Signature

This excerpt from the Federal Register provide general guidelines for accepting “signed and dated written consent” under FERPA in electronic form.

Letters

Letter to Alabama Department of Education re: Disclosure of Immunization Records

Letter to the Alabama Department of Education responding to questions on whether FERPA prohibited the sharing of students' immunization records with the state department of health.

Letters

Letter of Technical Assistance to School District

A letter in response to a school district request on whether FERPA permits the District to release certain information in education records related to one student to the parents of another student.

Guidance and Best Practices

Legislative History of Major FERPA Provisions

This document explains some of the major legislative changes made to FERPA over its 40 year history. It was last updated in June of 2002.

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