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Undocumented Students And The Obligations To Cooperate With “ICE” --Take Two with Trump 2.0

Back in 2017, at the dawn of the first Trump administration, there was much concern about how school leaders should address issues involving “undocumented” students including the possibility of visits by the U.S. Immigration...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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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Addresses Nexus Between Educational Privacy, State Open Records Laws

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More than 50 years ago, Justice Michael Musmanno, speaking for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, eloquently expounded on the importance of the right to privacy in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: The greatest joy that can be...more

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Federal COVID-19 Resources For Education Institutions

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The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has presented unprecedented challenges for public and private educational institutions across the country. As schools evaluate how to move forward, Husch Blackwell and our...more

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ED and HHS Issue Updated Joint Guidance Regarding Student Health Records Privacy

On December 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) issued an updated version of its “Joint Guidance on the Application of the Family Educational Rights and...more

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How Should Arkansas Schools Handle Parent Demands for Emails About Students? Navigating FERPA & FOIA.

Arkansas schools often face parent requests to see all the school’s documents and emails about their child. Schools may wonder whether a parent has a right to such sweeping information. Federal law gives parents the right...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

Pullman & Comley - School Law

Student E-Mails, FERPA and FOIA: What School Districts Must Disclose (and When)?

Among other things, the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) grants parents access to educational and related records concerning their child. Under FERPA, “education records” are broadly defined as...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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Education Policy Update

Federal Updates - Last week, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ed Markey (D-MA), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent letters to numerous education technology companies expressing concern about “vast amount of data being...more

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Privacy, Please: FERPA Issues Impacting K-12 Public Schools

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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that gives parents, students over 18, and postsecondary students the right to access education records, the right to seek to amend those records, and the...more

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UPDATE: Judge Modifies Ruling Impacting Disclosure of Student Records by California DOE

April 1 Deadline to Object Still Applies - The federal judge in the Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association v. California Department of Education case modified her original decision regarding the release of student...more

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Rapid Developments in State Student Privacy Laws

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In 2014, at least 16 states enacted laws regulating the privacy of student information. The trend is continuing in 2015, as at least 165 state student privacy bills have been introduced thus far, six of which have already...more

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12 Legal Mistakes to Avoid in Terms of Service for Online Educational Services and Apps

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A classroom teacher comes across a promising online educational service or application that she wants to use with her students and comes to you to make sure it’s legally appropriate. The service or app would collect and use...more

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It Takes More Than a Village: Protecting Student Privacy in the Age of Big Data

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High-profile data breaches and cyber-attacks on well-known brands and businesses have dominated the news cycle for more than a year. Yet during the same time, less visible, but no less important efforts have been made to...more

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