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FERPA - Answer a federal law that regulates the management of student records and disclosure of information from those records Privacy Act of 1974 - Answer code of fair information practices that governs the personal info about individuals that is maintained in systems of records by federal agencies Fair Information Practices - Answer Set of principles governing the collection and use of information about individuals developed and regulated by the US Dept. of Health Education and Welfare. The precursor to FERPA. Buckley Ammendment (or GEPA) - Answer Sen.Buckley of NY proposed provisions to safeguard the privacy of student's educational records. Campus Security Act - Answer 1. information must be given to guardian if requested 2. schools require posting of felony stats of on/near campus incidents at least 1 time a year 3. requires schools to report felony stats to sec. of education US Dept of Education - Answer Originally the Health, Education, and Wellness Dept. in 1923, renamed in 1980 as a cabinet position reporting to the president Gonzaga University v. Doe - Answer 1974 FERPA requires schools/colleges to protect privacy of student's educational records, but doesn't establish a PERONAL rights to privacy enforcable in court. What are "Records" protected by FERPA? - Answer Any information RECORDED in any way including, but not limited to, handwriting, print, computer media, tape, film. What is "Personally Identifiable Information" under FERPA? - Answer Any records that contain identifiable information in which one can deduce the identity of one paticuar student (ex. name, address, SSN, etc.) What are "Educational REcords" under FERPA? - Answer Records directly related to the student and maintained by a party acting on behalf of the agency or institution and all representatives includign faculty, staff, and administrators who keep or maintain records. What are the 6 exceptions to FERPAs Educational Records? - Answer Records of Sole Possession, Law enforcement, employment, medical, alumni, and peer-graded papers BEFORE they are recorded.