FERPA

=FERPA=

On October 30, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced the availability of new brochures that provide guidance on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The attached brochures help to explain how to balance student privacy and school safety. We encourage you to distribute these brochures to your colleagues and constituencies.

The FERPA brochures are available online at www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/safeschools. They are also available for advanced order from EDPUBS at [|www.edpubs.org]:
 * Balancing Student Privacy and Campus Safety: A Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act for Colleges and Universities (order number ED003905H)
 * Balancing Student Privacy and School Safety: A Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act for Elementary and Secondary Schools (order number ED003906H)
 * Parents' Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Rights Regarding Your Children's Education Records (order number ED003907H)

Please note: A letter from Secretary Spellings and a resource page also are available at __http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/secletter/071030.html__.




 * Sent:** Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:41 PM
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 * Subject:** [PARTNER_LISTSERV] FERPA Brochures and Corresponding Materials