Compliance with FERPA and Other Confidentiality Requirements. At all times, school officials must comply with FERPA. This federal statute permits disclosures of personally identifiable information about students contained in educational records (“Student PII”), without consent, only under specific circumstances. When the District “has outsourced institutional services or functions” to the SRO consistent with 34 C.F.R. § 99.31(a)(1)(i)(B) of FERPA, the SRO qualifies as a “school official” who can access, without consent, Student PII contained in education records about which the SRO has a “legitimate educational interest.” Consistent with 34 C.F.R. §§ 99.31(10) and 99.36 of FERPA, the SRO (or other Police Department employee identified in Section V.A.) may gain access, without consent, to Student PII contained in education records “in connection with an emergency if knowledge of the [Student PII] is necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other individuals.” These are the only circumstances in which an SRO may gain access, without consent, to education records containing student PII (such as IEPs, disciplinary documentation created by a school, or work samples). FERPA does not apply to communications or conversations about what school staff have observed or to information derived from sources other than education records. In addition to FERPA, the Parties agree to comply with all other state and federal laws and regulations regarding confidentiality, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and state student record regulations at 603 C.M.R. 23.00. The Parties agree to collect only that student information necessary and relevant to fulfilling their respective roles, to share such information with each other only where required or allowed under this Agreement, and not to share such information beyond the sharing contemplated in this Agreement unless required to be shared by state or federal law. The Parties shall not collect or share information on a student’s immigration status except as required by law.
Compliance with FERPA and Other Confidentiality Requirements. At all times, school officials must comply with FERPA. This federal statute permits disclosures of personally identifiable information about students contained in educational records ("Student PII"), without consent, only under specific circumstances. When a school district " has outsourced institutional services or functions" to an SRO consistent with 34 C.F.R. § 99.31 (a)(1)(i)(B) of FERPA, an SRO qualifies as a "school official" who can access, without consent, Student PII contained in education records about which the SRO has a "legitimate educational interest." Pursuant to FERPA and Wisconsin law, Elmbrook designates the SROs as "school officials." Consistent with Wis. Stat.§ 118.125(2)(p), 34 C.F.R. §§ 99.31(10) and
Compliance with FERPA and Other Confidentiality Requirements. At all times, school officials must comply with FERPA. This federal statute permits disclosures of personally identifiable information about students contained in educational records (“Student PII”), without consent, only under specific circumstances. FERPA does not apply to communications or conversations about what school staff have observed or to information derived from sources other than education records. In addition to FERPA, the Parties agree to comply with all other state and federal laws and regulations regarding confidentiality, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and state student record regulations at 603 C.M.R.
