By Audience: K-12 School Officials

The resources on this page are intended for staff and educators of public K-12 schools and school districts. Resources found here typically address FERPA and how it applies to the various day-to-day operations of public schools at the administrative level. Guidance is also provided for specific situations that occur only in the K-12 setting.

Guidance

PPRA Model General Notice of Rights

This document is a template notice for school districts notifying parents and eligible students (students over 18 years of age or attending a school beyond the high school level) to inform eligible students about their rights under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA).

Best Practices

FERPA and Virtual Learning during COVID-19

Webinar slides for "FERPA and Virtual Learning during the COVID-19" presentation. This webinar is intended to provide information on privacy best practices and insight into helpful resources available to the education community during this critical time of national emergency.

We will address commonly asked questions related to the challenges of complying with student privacy laws like FERPA during this time and present a series of scenarios which highlight privacy best practices and considerations when adopting distance learning approaches.

Guidance

Recorded Webinars

FERPA and Virtual Learning during COVID-19 (Webinar Recording)

Webinar recording for "FERPA and Virtual Learning during the COVID-19" presentation. This webinar is intended to provide information on

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FERPA and Virtual Learning

This technical assistance list identifies resources that may be helpful on the issue of virtual learning.

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FERPA and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

The purpose of this guidance is to answer questions that school officials may have had concerning the disclosure of personally identifiable information from students’ education records to outside entities when addressing the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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FERPA and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Spanish

(Spanish language version) El Departamento de Educación de EE.UU. (Departamento) publica estas Preguntas frecuentes sobre la Ley de Derechos Educativos y Privacidad Familiar (FERPA) y la enfermedad de coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) y más comúnmente conocida como “coronavirus”.

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Dual Enrollment Data Breach Handouts

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Dual Enrollment Data Breach Facilitator Guide

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Dual Enrollment Data Breach Scenario

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Malicious Software Data Breach Facilitator Guide

This Malicious Software Data Breach Scenario is an interactive exercise designed to provide participants with the opportunity to experience firsthand the process and pitfalls of responding to a data breach at the organizational level. Over the course of one to two hours, participants explore the scenario of a malicious ransomware incident affecting student information as well as other personally identifiable information (PII) from their organization.

The package includes three parts: Facilitator’s Guide, Presentation, and Exercise Handouts. Please find the additional parts below.

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