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. Taking a Closer Look at How Student Records Are Defined
2. The Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
3. The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)
4. Employee Conduct, Electronic Communications, Social Networking and Bullying
5. Question and Answer Session: Your Real-World Student Record Situations

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1. TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT HOW STUDENT RECORDS ARE DEFINED
   8:30 - 9:45, Jennifer S. Caradine
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. Assessment and Testing – What is Essential?
8. Harmful Documents That Should Never be Part of the Record
9. Maintaining the Student's File
10. Retention and Destruction of Records
11. A Review of Sample Records
12. Q&A
2. THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS & PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)
   10:00 - 11:15, Jennifer S. Caradine
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 and NCLB Changes
5. Understanding the Process for Amending Education Records
6. Case Study in Retaining and Revising Records
7. FERPA Enforcement
8. Q&A
3. THE PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (PPRA)
   11:15 - 12:00, David A. Holtzapfel
1. What Qualifies as a "Survey?" – Changes Regarding Funded and Third Party Surveys
2. What the Law Says You Can and Can't Ask on a Survey
3. Parental Notification Requirements
4. PPRA Compliance and Enforcement
5. Q&A
4. EMPLOYEE CONDUCT, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, SOCIAL NETWORKING AND BULLYING
   1:00 - 2:15, Chip E. Williams
   1. Legal Obligation and Ethical Behavior
   2. Social Networking
   3. Bullying
   4. State Law and What "Position of Trust" Means to Educators
   5. Q & A
5. QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION: YOUR REAL-WORLD STUDENT RECORD SITUATIONS
   2:30 - 3:00, All Faculty

JENNIFER S. CARADINE is an attorney with Dinsmore & Shohl LLP. She practices in the area of school law, providing services in areas including, but not limited to, defending special education due process complaints, board of education real estate issues, personnel issues, and student rights and discipline. Ms. Caradine is a member of The West Virginia Bar Association, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Ms. Caradine earned her B.A. degree at Bethany College and her J.D. degree at West Virginia University College of Law.

DAVID A. HOLTZAPFEL is an attorney with Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC. His areas of practice include general insurance defense, business and employment law, law enforcement defense, state and municipal liability defense work, premises liability, civil rights defense, personal injury defense, worker's compensation, civil rights claims, and commercial liability. Mr. Holtzapfel is a member of the American Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, and The West Virginia State Bar. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. Mr. Holtzapfel earned his BBA degree from Marshall University and his J.D. degree from West Virginia University College of Law.

CHIP E. WILLIAMS is a partner with the law firm of Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC, and his primary focus is in education law, law enforcement defense, civil rights litigation and general governmental liability. He has taught multiple seminars dealing with school law, police liability and toxic torts. Mr. Williams is currently conducting seminars involving "Hot Topics in Education Law." He is a member of The West Virginia Bar Association, and is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Williams earned his B.S. degree, cum laude, from West Virginia University and his J.D. degree from West Virginia University College of Law.

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