When working with students within the school setting, keeping and handling records is an important part of the job. These days, you can't be too careful when working with records that include student information. Strict state and federal rules governing privacy have made the mishandling of this information a lawsuit minefield. You need an in-depth familiarity with these rules to stay in compliance and avoid potential consequences. Are you confident that you're properly handling student records? Don't risk it when it's so easy to get up to speed.

We'll give you the information you need to navigate this sensitive area with ease - so you can reduce the risk of lawsuits both for yourself and your school. Identify which records are considered a part of a student's record so you can deal with them carefully and conscientiously. Make certain that you're adhering to the law by understanding how the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Pupil Privacy Rights Amendment (PPRA) affect your record-handling practices. Avoid allegations of impropriety by incorporating FERPA and PPRA laws into your procedures. If student records are on your radar, you need this information – order today!

1. The Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
2. Taking a Closer Look at How Student Records Are Defined
3. The Protection Of Pupil rights Amendment (PPRA)
4. Question and Answer Session

1. THE FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS & PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)
   8:30 - 10:00 and 10:15 - 11:45, Nicholas I. McDonald and Peter F. Carr II
   1. Overview of Key Provisions and Definitions
   2. Student and Parent Rights Under FERPA
   3. District Duties and Responsibilities Under FERPA
   4. The Issue of Access
      1. When Consent is Needed
      2. What May Be Released Without Consent
      3. What Your Procedures Should Include For Disclosure of Records
      4. Maintaining a Record of Parties Accessing Records
      5. Application of FERPA to Special Education Records
      6. Interaction Between FERPA and NCLB
      7. Interaction Between FERPA and HIPPA
   5. Understanding the Process for Amending Education Records
2. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW STUDENT RECORDS ARE DEFINED
   12:45 - 1:45, Nicholas I. McDonald and Peter F. Carr II
   1. What Documents Are Considered Part of the Student's File?
   2. How Directory Information Differs From an Education Record
   3. Handling Specific Types of Records
   4. Teacher Records
   5. Medical Records
   6. Counselor Records
   7. Harmful Documents That Should Never Be Part of the Record
   8. Maintaining the Student's File
   9. Retention and Destruction of Records
3. THE PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (PPRA)
   2:00 - 2:45, Nicholas I. McDonald
   1. FERPA's Relation to PPRA
   2. What Qualifies as a "Survey?" - Changes Regarding Funded and Third Party Surveys
   3. What the Law Says You Can and Can't Ask on a Survey
   4. Parental Notification Requirements
   5. PPRA Compliance and Enforcement
4. QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
   2:45 - 3:00, Nicholas I. McDonald and Peter F. Carr II

PETER F. CARR II is a member of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC's litigation division. His primary areas of practice include commercial and business litigation, construction litigation, employment law and appellate practice. Mr. Carr appears regularly before the state and federal courts, and maintains an active trial practice. He also has experience practicing before mediation and arbitration panels on complex commercial litigation matters including the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Carr has an active practice representing independent private schools, and advises on contract issues, liability issues, personnel matters and discipline issues. He earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Bates College and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School. Mr. Carr is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

NICHOLAS I. MCDONALD is an associate with Cetrulo & Capone LLP, where he practices in the areas of toxic tort, product liability, and insurance defense. He also has experience in the area of employment law, as well as secured lending transactions, in which he represents commercial landlords and tenants in leasing matters, and commercial lenders in lending transactions. Mr. McDonald began working with Cetrulo & Capone LLP as an undergraduate at Northeastern University. During law school, he assisted in drafting an amicus brief in two U.S. Supreme Court death penalty cases. In addition, Mr. McDonald worked as a student prosecutor at the Suffolk County District Attorney's office in front of the Boston Municipal Court. Most recently, he was involved in obtaining summary judgment for a major building materials manufacturer in an asbestos personal injury case in Massachusetts state court. Mr. McDonald is a member of the Massachusetts, American Bar Association (Advisory Panel) and Boston bar associations, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts. He earned his B.S. degree from Northeastern University and his J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School.

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