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.

Guidance

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

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.

Letters

Letter to Parent Regarding Applicability of FERPA to Teachers' Personal Devices - January 1996

Letter to a parent explaining that photographs of students taken by a teacher with his or her personal device are not "education records" because they are not maintained by the school.

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