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Board counsel reviews FERPA rules; staff outlines student-discipline appeal scheduling and best practices
Summary
School Board attorney Cammy Linetti reviewed Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act basics for board members and staff urged discipline-appeal panel efficiency and scheduling improvements; officials reminded members about confidentiality, limited access and procedures for discipline appeals.
Virginia Beach ' School Board legal counsel reviewed the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and public procedures for student-discipline appeals at the retreat, advising members on permissible disclosures, directory information opt-outs and the limits on school board members' access to student education records. School Board attorney Cammy Linetti told the board that FERPA governs the confidentiality of education records in all…
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