Fuzzy Understandings of FERPA Published: Friday, June 15, 2007 Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports Author(s) and Contributors: Author(s): Elizabeth Redden Source(s) and Collection(s): Sources(s): Community ParentTopics: Student Experience Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Abstract "A federal report on the Virginia Tech shootings considers the misunderstanding of federal and state privacy laws to be a “substantial obstacle” to the information sharing needed to protect students. " Download Resources Access HTML