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A. Zirkel, Perry – Exceptionality, 2018
After an introductory legal framework based on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, this article canvasses the court decisions concerning liability for disclosures of confidential information about students with disabilities. The relatively few court decisions illustrate the wide variety of disclosures, including (a) those to the media,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Confidentiality, Student Rights, Privacy
Crain, Danielle; Long, Terry; Munk, Tom; Nadkarni, Swati; Smith, Steve; Snyder, Laura; Thacker, Chris – IDEA Data Center, 2017
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) added four new data elements related to the local education agency (LEA) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in the MOE Reduction and Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) data collection. This resource, produced by The IDEA Data…
Descriptors: School Districts, Data Collection, Disclosure, Disabilities
PACER Center, 2020
Students now live at a time of instant access to cell phones, tablets, or computers, which open the door to exciting new ways of connecting, interacting, and learning. However, these new modes of communication also present new challenges for parents. Not only do parents have to help children and youth navigate in-person social situations, they…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, Parent Role, Intervention
Office of Inspector General, US Department of Education, 2023
In accordance with the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, the OIG reports annually on the most serious management and performance challenges the Department faces. For FY 2024, we identified seven management challenges for the Department: (1) Implementing pandemic relief laws for elementary and secondary education; (2) Implementing pandemic relief…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Educational Finance, Student Financial Aid, Pandemics
Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems (DaSy), 2014
This 2014 document is intended to assist early intervention service programs and providers and preschool special education programs and agencies in maintaining compliance with privacy and confidentiality requirements under IDEA [Individuals with Disabilities Education Act] and FERPA [Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act]. It reviews the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Preschool Education, Special Education, Compliance (Legal)
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Cawthon, Stephanie W; Schoffstall, Sarah J.; Garberoglio, Carrie Lou – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2014
Educational policy in the United States is increasingly focused on the need for individuals to be academically ready for postsecondary education experiences. The focus of these initiatives, however, centers primarily on individuals and their competencies and characteristics, and not on the capacities of postsecondary institutions to serve them.…
Descriptors: Partial Hearing, Deafness, Colleges, College Students
Rosenfeld, S. James – Communique, 2010
Despite being well-settled as a matter of law, the issue of whether test protocols must be disclosed to parents continues to be a source of dispute between schools, school psychologists, and parents. To be sure, one of the reasons for this vampire-like existence is the imprecision of the questioners and questions. Moreover, professional guidance…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Parents, Questioning Techniques, Disclosure
Toglia, Thomas V. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2007
Enacted in 1974 to oversee the privacy, discharge, and accuracy of educational records, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) has significant implications for teachers and administrators, who should stay informed regarding its current policies and practices, and when in doubt seek legal advice regarding the privacy and disclosure…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Privacy, Student Rights, Student Records
Clark, Susan G. – Principal Leadership, 2001
All students have privacy rights. Principals must understand the legal guarantees of confidentiality of records, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's intent and alignment with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act regarding disabled students' records, and disclosure of information in educational records, particularly to…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Confidentiality, Disclosure, Elementary Secondary Education
Copenhaver, John – Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center (MPRRC), 2006
An important federal statute impacting student records is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), enacted to ensure student/parent access to education records and to limit disclosures to others for unauthorized purposes. FERPA Regulations set forth the basic federal records retention and destruction requirements. The records of…
Descriptors: Student Records, Federal Legislation, Confidentiality, Information Policy
Thurlow, Martha L.; Wiley, Hilda Ives – Journal of Special Education, 2006
Federal legislation requires states to publicly report on the participation and performance of students with disabilities on statewide assessments. Publicly reporting this information means that it will be more accessible to educators and laypeople, and it can be used in evaluating educational programs for and assessing the progress of this…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Student Records, Disclosure
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Yell, Mitchell L. – Preventing School Failure, 1996
This article addresses issues of confidentiality and the management of student records as affected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy act (FERPA). It identifies violations of FERPA and relates FERPA to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (DB)
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Confidential Records, Confidentiality, Disabilities
Fink, Sandra; And Others – 1992
This document comprises forms (and directions for their use) used in Oregon in conjunction with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for school-aged children. Forms are identified as either required or optional and are presented in a two-page format, with one page identifying the form, explaining its purposes, and providing…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Confidential Records, Decision Making, Disabilities