FERPA 101: Student Records Rights and Privacy

Sharing student data within schools is an important part of the educational process, but the availability of digital data makes student data privacy an increasing concern.  In this session, Attorney Erin D. Gilsbach identifies the three primary rights afforded to parents and eligible students under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and discusses the obligations placed upon public schools with regards to student records privacy.

About the Presenter:

Erin D. Gilsbach, Esq. is the Executive Director of EdLaw Interactive (edlawinteractive.com).  An experienced speaker at the state and national levels on matters regarding school law and a frequent author on education law topics, Atty. Gilsbach provides a wide variety of training programs, as well as legal consulting services, to school districts, charter schools, non-public schools, and education-related organizations.  A former high school English teacher who served for over two years at the PA Dept. of Education’s Office of Chief Counsel, Atty. Gilsbach was voted by her peers as a SuperLawyers “Rising Star Attorney” for 5 consecutive years.  She currently services as the Immediate Past-President of the Pennsylvania School Boards Association (PSBA) Solicitor’s Association, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) Council of School Attorneys (COSA).  She is an active member of and frequent presenter and author for NSBA, COSA, PSBA, the National Business Institute (NBI), LRP’s National Institute, and the Education Law Association (ELA).  Attorney Gilsbach was named the 2018 Distinguished Speaker at the annual Missouri Council of Administrators of Special Education.  Atty. Gilsbach has authored a book on public school obligations to students with medical needs, which is scheduled to be published by LRP publications in the summer of 2019.