When the safety of your students or school is in question, can you tell police about a student’s discipline record? What can you reveal to a school nurse or bus driver?

Get an expert’s insights into FERPA's rule prohibiting disclosure of education records without parental or student consent — along with all the key exceptions when school or student safety is in question. You learn which student information you may disclose and in which situations, along with the latest FERPA regulations that give districts new flexibility to make disclosures without consent in a health or safety emergency.

Quick-read guidance explains:

• Who is considered a school official with a "legitimate educational interest" in a student's information
• Differences between a "discipline record" and a "law enforcement unit record"
• When you may disclose education records to officials of a student's new school
• Three categories of information that are not protected
• And more!