By Audience: Parents and Students

The Data Destruction Document is a best practices guide on properly destroying sensitive student data after it is no longer needed.  It details the life cycle of data and discusses various legal requirements relating to the destruction of data under FERPA, and examines a variety of methods for properly destroying data.  The guide also discusses best practices for data destruction and provides some real-world examples of how to implement it within your organization.

Letter explaining that FERPA is not intended to interfere with what are considered to be normal classroom activities and that FERPA does not prohibit students to grade work assignments of another student or from calling out that grade in class.

Letter to School & College Legal Services of California in regards to a question about whether FERPA permits a school district to disclose personally identifiable information (PII) from a student’s “health records, such as immunizations data,” to county or State health officials without parental consent.

Letter in response to an inquiry on FERPA regarding a request from a parent for a copy of a suveillance video of a hazing incident involving multiple students, and for copies of witness statements regarding the incident.