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Department of Education New Guidance Student Privacy

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Department of Education Issues Guidance on Student Privacy and Parental Rights, Imposes Reporting Requirements for State...

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On March 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter addressed to the chief officers of state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs), reminding them that the Family...more

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U.S. Department of Education Releases New Guidance Regarding FERPA and Student Health Records

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The United States Department of Education (DOE) recently released two new guidance documents focused on student health records to remind schools of their continued obligations to protect students’ rights under the Family...more

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U.S. Department of Education Issues New FERPA Guidance on Student Health Records

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In an effort to remind school officials of their obligations to protect student privacy, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) has issued guidance on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that focuses on the...more

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Cracking the Compliance Code for Student Health Records

As health care providers and professionals, you know that today’s regulatory environment involves multiple and sometimes overlapping frameworks that regulate and protect patient health information. Our recent Legal Alert...more

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Newly Updated Joint Guidance on the Application of FERPA and HIPAA To Student Health Records

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On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education issued a "Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Health...more

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New Guidance Clarifies Schools Health Records Governed by FERPA Are Not Subject to HIPAA

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New guidance issued jointly by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services advises schools that most health information relating to students at federally-funded elementary and...more

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Updated Joint Federal Guidance on Privacy for Student Education and Health Records

For the first time in over a decade, the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) and the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) have released updated joint guidance addressing the...more

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Department of Education Issues New Guidance Documents Relating to Student Privacy

The past few years have seen exponential growth in the use of technology in the classroom, with applications ranging from the increased availability and use of e-books to the displacement of physical classrooms through...more

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