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The 4 Laws Teachers Should Know

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Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is a Federal law that protects the privacy of students and their educational records within their school.

Fair Use of Copyright

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COPPA- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

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made to address concerns about children's access to harmful things on the internet

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COPPA asks for parental consent before collecting or using any user-provided personal information, with the express purpose of protecting the privacy of children under the age of 13.

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This law applies to all schools that receive any type of funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

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avriespivey — 2024-01-24 15:04:33 UTC

FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records.

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These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students."

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Certification requirements: internet safety polices must be in place and education on online behavior for students

Teachers are allowed to use copyrighted materials in the classroom according to section 107 of the Copyright Act as long as they adhere to certain guidelines.

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Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education records maintained by the school.

- The work is non-commercial in nature

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-The educator only uses a small portion of the published work.

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camden11stewart — 2024-01-24 15:07:52 UTC

As a teacher, you should have a "clear and comprehensive" privacy policy; give notice and obtain parental consent before collecting information from children.

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Information such as names, home or email addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, geolocation information, images, videos, or audio of the child, any unique device identifier, and IP addresses are all included.

-It does not impede on the copyrighters right to distribute their work

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lindseygparrish — 2024-01-24 15:10:49 UTC

Before getting CIPA, schools and libraries have to have at least one public hearing and there must be reasonable notice

TEACH Act

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Parents and students have the right to request the school to correct records which they believe to be inaccurate. If the school decides to not correct the record, the parent or student then has the right to a formal hearing.

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FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under any following conditions

lindseygparrish — 2024-01-24 15:15:00 UTC

Before receiving discounts, they have to have safety policies in place that block pictures that are obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors

Allows educators to display copyrighted materials, such as films, music, or art, as long as it was legally obtained and only shown during class at a public, non-profit event.

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camden11stewart — 2024-01-24 15:17:59 UTC

Also you should maintain the confidentiality and security of any information they do collect from children when signing students up for any program or website.

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COPPA requires that a company gives "direct notice" to parents before it starts to collect information from kids under 13.

Copyright

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certain requirements on schools or libraries that receive discounts for Internet access

Authors have the sole right to replicate, distribute and create derivative works from their copyrighted material.

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avriespivey — 2024-01-24 15:32:12 UTC

Schools must notify parents and students annually of their rights under FERPA

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