The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ("FERPA") became a law in 1974 (“Legislative”, 2005). According to the Department of Education “Congress has amended FERPA a total of nine times in the nearly28 years since its enactment” with the most recent amendment coming in 2001 (“Legislative”, 2005). FERPA is a “federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.” (“Family”, 2015).
Court Case A legal case involving Owasso School District made it all the way to the Supreme Court in 2001 (“Owasso”, 2002). A mother complained that her children were being forced to peer grade assignments in class. According …show more content…
In this case, the prosecution argued that sharing grades publically through peer grading violated FERPA. The law includes “those records, files, documents, and other materials which contain information directly related to a student; and are maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a person acting for such agency or institution” (“Legislative, “2005”). It is important for athletic directors to understand what information is protected in order to ensure the privacy of their students is …show more content…
J. (2016, March 10). Disabilities Law and Reasonable Accommodations in Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from https://www.nfhs.org/articles/disabilities-law-and-reasonable-accommodations-in-sports/
Green, L. J. (n.d.). Title IX Compliance in Scholastic Athletics. Retrieved October 11, 2017, from http://old.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=6922
Introduction to ADA. (n.d.). Retrieved October 12, 2017, from https://www.ada.gov/ada_intro.htm
Legislative History of Major FERPA Provisions. (2005, December 19). Retrieved October 13, 2017, from https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/leg-history.html
OWASSO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. NO. I. (2002, February 19). Retrieved October 13, 2017, from https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-1073.ZO.html
SI Wire. (2017, February 3). Jason Pierre-Paul settles lawsuit with ESPN, Schefter. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/02/03/jason-pierre-paul-settles-lawsuit-twitter-espn-adam-schefter
Standard Language of Title IX. (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2017, from https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/advocate/title-ix-issues/what-is-title-ix/standard-language-of-title-ix/
Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. (2013, July 26). Retrieved October 12, 2017, from
Court Case A legal case involving Owasso School District made it all the way to the Supreme Court in 2001 (“Owasso”, 2002). A mother complained that her children were being forced to peer grade assignments in class. According …show more content…
In this case, the prosecution argued that sharing grades publically through peer grading violated FERPA. The law includes “those records, files, documents, and other materials which contain information directly related to a student; and are maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a person acting for such agency or institution” (“Legislative, “2005”). It is important for athletic directors to understand what information is protected in order to ensure the privacy of their students is …show more content…
J. (2016, March 10). Disabilities Law and Reasonable Accommodations in Sports. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from https://www.nfhs.org/articles/disabilities-law-and-reasonable-accommodations-in-sports/
Green, L. J. (n.d.). Title IX Compliance in Scholastic Athletics. Retrieved October 11, 2017, from http://old.nfhs.org/content.aspx?id=6922
Introduction to ADA. (n.d.). Retrieved October 12, 2017, from https://www.ada.gov/ada_intro.htm
Legislative History of Major FERPA Provisions. (2005, December 19). Retrieved October 13, 2017, from https://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/leg-history.html
OWASSO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST. NO. I. (2002, February 19). Retrieved October 13, 2017, from https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/00-1073.ZO.html
SI Wire. (2017, February 3). Jason Pierre-Paul settles lawsuit with ESPN, Schefter. Retrieved October 12, 2017, from https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/02/03/jason-pierre-paul-settles-lawsuit-twitter-espn-adam-schefter
Standard Language of Title IX. (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2017, from https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org/advocate/title-ix-issues/what-is-title-ix/standard-language-of-title-ix/
Summary of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. (2013, July 26). Retrieved October 12, 2017, from