FERPA 101: Higher Ed

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Higher education legal expert Melissa Carleton will talk about privacy compliance in a way that both follows the law and your institution’s ethic of care. You will learn how to treat students’ information consistently with your mission and in accordance with FERPA.

What You'll Learn

  • What is and what isn’t an educational record?
  • Are photos and videos protected by FERPA?
  • What rights does a student have to review and inspect their educational records?
  • What rights do the parents of college/university students have?
  • What must a FERPA release form include?
  • When personally identifiable information can you release without consent?
  • What situations qualify as a “health and safety emergency”?
  • When can a student request an amendment to their educational records?
Recorded On: 3/13/23 Duration: 60 minutes

Training Overview

How to Adhere to FERPA Requirements for 2023

The Department of Education recently updated its guidance and resources to protect student privacy, addressing a growing wave of cybersecurity attacks, third-party data partnerships, and parental requests for academic and health details. To stay compliant, you must ensure that your college or university adheres to the current, far-reaching requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

From students’ desires to see admission records to parents’ interests in grades to roommates’ concerns about mental health, you need to release only the information you are legally obligated to provide without revealing confidential details protected by law.

Your institution must have policies and notices in place. Students have the right to review their personal data. In specific scenarios, colleges and universities can disclose information without the student’s consent to parents, the media, or members of the public.

  • What is and what isn’t an educational record?
  • Are photos and videos protected by FERPA?
  • What rights does a student have to review and inspect their educational records?
  • What rights do the parents of college/university students have?
  • What must a FERPA release form include?
  • When personally identifiable information can you release without consent? 
  • What situations qualify as a “health and safety emergency”?
  • When can a student request an amendment to their educational records?

Who Should Attend?

  • Registrars
  • Academic affairs officials
  • Student affairs professionals
  • Faculty members
  • Athletic coaches and volunteers
  • Title IX coordinators
  • Residential life staff
  • Greek life staff
  • General counsel
  • Deans

Expert Presenter

Melissa Carleton

  • Attorney at Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • Senior consultant for INCompliance Consulting
  • Works with colleges and universities across the country on matters relating to FERPA, student conduct, Title IX, accreditation, discrimination, and tenure issues
  • Conducts independent investigations, acts as a hearing officer, and conducts training workshops and implementation reviews relating to legal compliance
  • Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania
  • Bachelor of Music Education from The Ohio State University

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