terryrathop
Junior Member
I am in the state of Missouri, Jackson County.
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FERPA - Family Educational Right to Privacy Act.
I have been researching FERPA to obtain further information about the legalities of this privacy act. My children's school district has provided me with a letter stating because of FERPA, no parent is allowed to to visit the school during school hours, or to attend field trips with their children without the district obtaining a background check first. From the information I've found, FERPA is only an act protecting the privacy of a students records, just as HIPAA is the privacy of medical patient records. Is there something in Missouri legislature that would prevent parents attending school functions because of FERPA?
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FERPA - Family Educational Right to Privacy Act.
I have been researching FERPA to obtain further information about the legalities of this privacy act. My children's school district has provided me with a letter stating because of FERPA, no parent is allowed to to visit the school during school hours, or to attend field trips with their children without the district obtaining a background check first. From the information I've found, FERPA is only an act protecting the privacy of a students records, just as HIPAA is the privacy of medical patient records. Is there something in Missouri legislature that would prevent parents attending school functions because of FERPA?