HOW THEY AFFECT MY SCHOOL AND WORK
It is our duty as teachers to be the role models for our students and to teach each and everyone of them how to prepare themselves for the future. Technology is advancing rapidly, we as teachers need to not only take advantage of the availability of technology but to ensure that our students learn how to access information in a safe way so that they do unintentionally give away personal information. Also, teachers need to keep in mind when sending student information through electronic media that they abide by the guidelines set forth by the district that are extensions from our federal government. Not doing so is a violation of your promise to follow Professional Ethical Standards and could result in serious consequences.
The United States Department of Education Privacy Policy States the following:
" The use of data is vital to ensuring the best education for our children. However, the benefits of using
student data must always be balanced with the need to protect students’ privacy rights. Students and their
parents should expect that their personal information is safe, properly collected and maintained and that it is
used only for appropriate purposes and not improperly redisclosed. It is imperative to protect students’
privacy to avoid discrimination, identity theft or other malicious and damaging criminal acts. All education
data holders must act responsibly and be held accountable for safeguarding students’ personally identifiable
information – from practitioners of early learning to those developing systems across the education
continuum (P‐20) and from schools to their contractors. The need for articulated privacy protections and
data security continues to grow as Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) are built and more education
records are digitized and shared electronically. As States develop and refine their information management
systems, it is critical that they ensure that student information continues to be protected and that students’
personally identifiable information is disclosed only for authorized purposes and under the circumstances
permitted by law."
United States Department of Education (2014). U.S. Department of Education Safeguarding Student Privacy.
Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/safeguarding-student-privacy.pdf
The United States Department of Education Privacy Policy States the following:
" The use of data is vital to ensuring the best education for our children. However, the benefits of using
student data must always be balanced with the need to protect students’ privacy rights. Students and their
parents should expect that their personal information is safe, properly collected and maintained and that it is
used only for appropriate purposes and not improperly redisclosed. It is imperative to protect students’
privacy to avoid discrimination, identity theft or other malicious and damaging criminal acts. All education
data holders must act responsibly and be held accountable for safeguarding students’ personally identifiable
information – from practitioners of early learning to those developing systems across the education
continuum (P‐20) and from schools to their contractors. The need for articulated privacy protections and
data security continues to grow as Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) are built and more education
records are digitized and shared electronically. As States develop and refine their information management
systems, it is critical that they ensure that student information continues to be protected and that students’
personally identifiable information is disclosed only for authorized purposes and under the circumstances
permitted by law."
United States Department of Education (2014). U.S. Department of Education Safeguarding Student Privacy.
Retrieved from https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/safeguarding-student-privacy.pdf