Student Confidentiality: Who Gets to Know What and When
Facilitator(s): Sandra L. Jacques, Esq., LL.M., LEGAL ONE Supervisor of Legal Research & Content Development, and
Rebecca Gold, LEGAL ONE Consultant, NJPSA Assistant Director of Retirement and Benefit Services, Interim Assistant Superintendent—Princeton Public Schools
This session will review the legal parameters of student confidentiality under state and federal law. Topics to be addressed include information about the student's health, including whether the student is or may be COVID-positive; information gathered during counseling sessions with school counselors, student assistance coordinators (SACs), and others; information regarding student discipline; information shared with schools by law enforcement; and information captured on school-controlled or personal video. The session will cover the rights of students, parents, staff members, and the public to access such information and the potential consequences for improper disclosures.
