FERPA Update: Filling in the Gaps or Adding to the Confusion?
Author: Ralph Gerstein.; Lois Gerstein .
Source: Volume 11, Number 01, Fall 2009 , pp.1-9(9)
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Abstract:
This article addresses the recent changes to the Federal Educational Records and Privacy Act (FERPA). It states the two major purposes of FERPA and discusses the changes made to it in 2009. It also cites court cases having to do with FERPA and how the decision was made based on the law’s limitations.Keywords: General Education Provisions Act; U.S. Department of Education; City of Boston School Committee v. Boston Teachers Union, Local 66; Owasso Independent School Dist. v. Falvo; HIPAA;
Affiliations:
1: Co-Editor; 2: Co-Editor.