Confidentiality

Description:

This lesson identifies components of the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974. Practices for handling record access, record changes, and record disclosure are discussed. Law enforcement exceptions to the Privacy Act of 1974 and potential breaches in record security are detailed. Policies and procedures for managing student and business records are also discussed.

Objectives:

IDENTIFY components of the Privacy Act of 1974 including record change requests and disclosure practices.

RECALL law enforcement exceptions to the Privacy Act of 1974.

IDENTIFY components of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 including record access and disclosure practices.

IDENTIFY potential breaches in record security.

RECALL policies and procedures for managing student records.

RECALL policies and procedures for managing business records.