20 U.S.C. § 7925: Sense of Congress on…

Summary

Congress says students’ private information that can identify them must be kept safe. It should not be shared with people outside the school staff who teach the students unless parents are clearly told first. Because more technology and research are used now, the Secretary must make sure anyone who gets money under this law keeps students’ identifying information private and should review the privacy rules to protect it.

Title 20, §7925

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(a)Findings

The Congress finds as follows:

(1)Students’ personally identifiable information is important to protect.

(2)Students’ information should not be shared with individuals other than school officials in charge of educating those students without clear notice to parents.

(3)With the use of more technology, and more research about student learning, the responsibility to protect students’ personally identifiable information is more important than ever.

(4)Regulations allowing more access to students’ personal information could allow that information to be shared or sold by individuals who do not have the best interest of the students in mind.

(5)The Secretary has the responsibility to ensure every entity that receives funding under this chapter holds any personally identifiable information in strict confidence.

(b)Sense of Congress

It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary should review all regulations addressing issues of student privacy, including those under this chapter, and ensure that students’ personally identifiable information is protected.

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Section effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as an

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of 2015 Amendment note under section 6301 of this title.

§7925 Sense of Congress on Protecting Student Privacy

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