School Law 504

Question 1

FERPA family education right and privacy acts

Answer 1

-gives parents certain rights with respect to their children’s education record
-must have parents permission to release info
CAN DISCLOSE IF…
1.health/safety emergency
2.school transfer
3.school officials w/legit educational interest
4.audit/evaluation purposes
5.financial aid to student
6.subpeona
CAN AMEND IF parents/student feels info is misleading or inaccurate

Question 2

Mandated reporting/ Confidentiality

Answer 2

Everything is Confidential unless 
1.harm to themselves 
2.harm to other
3.someone is harming them
Report by phone or in writing within 36 hours

Question 3

Search and Seizure

Answer 3

No search warrant needed just

1.reasonable suspicion