I learned that protecting student's personal information is extremely important. if certain aspects of a student's educational record are to be released, the school needs to either have the student's written consent or the request for information must meet one of the exceptions as outlined under FERPA laws.
Release of information must be documented in the student's file to include Who the information was released to, exactly WHAT was released (a photocopy of the document should suffice), the date WHEN the information was release, WHERE it was release, and WHY it was released.
