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Carlton Fields

Privacy and Security Tips for Educators

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As education and communication with students has transitioned online, the privacy and security of educators and the information that they are sharing online becomes ever more important. The following privacy and security tips...more

Franczek P.C.

Is My Public School, Private School, or College or University Subject to the HIPAA Privacy Rule? Revised Federal Guidance Provides...

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School leaders are often understandably confused as to which law applies to health- or medical-related records in schools: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) or the Health Insurance Portability and...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

A Syllabus for Regulating Student Data Privacy?

The start of the new school year is approaching and a number of education vendors have already received their homework assignments. ...more

Fisher Phillips

Security Breaches In Schools: 10 Steps To Protect Your Information

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California’s San Diego Unified School District recently disclosed that it had sustained a data breach when multiple phishing emails from malicious hackers were used to gather login information of staff members throughout the...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

A (Secondary) Education in Data Security

On January 18, 2018, the New York State Education Department (“NYSED”) announced that one of its vendors, Questar Assessment, experienced a data breach resulting in the unauthorized disclosure of personal information from...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

First Day of School for the NYS Education Department’s New Chief Privacy Officer

As New York public schools increase the use of technology in day-to-day operations and in the classroom, they increasingly face data management and data security threats similar to those faced by businesses and non-profit...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Colorado Student Data Privacy Bill – What EdTech software providers need to know

Colorado is the latest state to revisit, and expand upon, its laws pertaining to the use and protection of student data. Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently signed into law House Bill 16-1423 (the “Bill”) designed to...more

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