Letters of Importance

Letter in response to a Texas school district, providing guidance on releasing a student's unredacted school record to the state's Office of the Attorney General in a matter unrelated to FERPA's permissible disclosures.

Letter in response to Montgomery County Public Schools (MD) on when statements and reports made by school security staff should be considered law enforcement records and when they should be considered student education records subject to FERPA.

Letter to Iowa Department of Education on whether Medicaid claim documentation used by school districts and other educational agencies is considered an "education record" under FERPA.

Reponse to the Tazewell County, Virginia School Board regarding a plan for a shared computer network which would potentially allow electronic student educational records to be accessed by persons or entities not employed by the school system.