By Amy K. Onaga, Esq.

Covering the scope and complexity of FERPA’s rules, this new Answer Book gives you detailed question-and-answer analysis of the law and potential situations that may give rise to legal problems for your district. To-the-point Q&As break down your current duties to protect the privacy of education records, including those of students with disabilities, so you know how to comply with FERPA when it comes to records access, inspection, disclosure, confidentiality and more.

Q&As address all your toughest FERPA challenges

• Whether electronic records collected and used by a district qualify as education records under FERPA
• Whether school health or medical records are exempted from FERPA protection as treatment records
• Disclosures in connection with student threat assessments
• How students’ and parents' privacy rights differ under the IDEA and FERPA
• Understanding current guidance from the U.S. Education Department and Student Privacy Policy Office
• And more