In 1969, the Russell Sage Foundation convened a conference on the
legal and ethical aspects of school record keeping, identifying many
abuses that led to such policies as the Family Education Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA). Among the problems identified by conference participants
were the lack of parent notice as to what pupil records were maintained
by the school, where such records were located and what procedures,
if any, were established for the destruction of outdated records. With
the implementation of laws and regulations for students with disabilities,
the nature of materials defined as "school records" grew considerably
beyond registration, attendance and group test data to include an ever-expanding
variety of medical, educational and psychological evaluation and treatment
records, including comprehensive assessment and reassessment data, Individual
Education Plans and conference notes.
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