FERPA Exceptions: A Study in Studies
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, protects personally identifiable information from education records from unauthorized disclosure. The Law has been affording parents privacy rights over their children’s education records for almost half a century now; indeed, the fiftieth anniversary of FERPA’s passage is this August 2024. As FERPA’s golden birthday approaches, FPF is […]
School Fundraising in the Digital Age: Policy, Privacy, and Pitfalls
Fundraising is deeply rooted in school communities, serving as a vital means to supplement limited budgets. These efforts are often led by parent organizations, athletic boosters, student groups, or the school itself. Traditionally, fundraisers were dominated by product sales – cookie dough, candy bars, and kitchenware – often involving students soliciting support door-to-door or from […]
A Critical Line of Defense-The Security.txt File’s Potential to Mitigate School Cybersecurity Attacks
Current Cybersecurity Challenges in Schools All it takes is somebody opening up an attachment for cybercriminals to infiltrate a school’s data system. And it’s not just educational data at risk of being exposed. Schools collect and store vast amounts of sensitive information about students, employees, and alumni: grades, student behavior notes like suspensions, social security numbers, physical […]