Alexandria Public Schools safeguards your student's protected data.  We are governed by a set of privacy and protection acts that ensure sensitive education information does not get into the wrong hands. 

 

FERPA – FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT 

FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.
It also gives parents certain rights to those records. 

COPPA – CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT

The primary goal of COPPA is to place parents in control over what information is collected from their young children while they are online. 
 

CIPA – CHILDREN’S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT

CIPA addresses concerns about children’s access to obscene or harmful content over the Internet. 

PPRA – PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

PPRA is intended to allow parents and students to opt out of certain school surveys. 

 

"What is Student Data?" Video Explanation