Four Laws Teachers Should Know by Ashley Hampton

4 Laws Teachers Should Know

ashleyhampton2004 — 2025-02-05 14:17:11 UTC

Grade Level Pre-K

2) CIPA

emilycbrooks12 — 2025-02-05 14:18:33 UTC

Enacted by congress in 2000, CIPA addresses concerns about children having access to harmful content on the internet. Through CIPA, there are certain requirements on schools/libraries that receive discounts for internet access or internal connections through the E-rate program.

3) FERPA

heidiwhitten16 — 2025-02-05 14:21:03 UTC

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

4) Fair Use of Copyright Law

ashleyhampton2004 — 2025-02-05 14:23:14 UTC

Under Section 107 of the 1976 Copyright Act, the Fair Use Doctrine allows for limited use of copyrighted works without obtaining permission, particularly for purposes such as teaching, scholarship, or research.

This means teachers can use small amounts of copyrighted materials in the classroom if it is for teaching purposes

FERPA 101

heidiwhitten16 — 2025-02-05 14:23:51 UTC

1) COPPA

harnessanna — 2025-02-05 14:24:51 UTC

Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act

FERPA

heidiwhitten16 — 2025-02-05 14:25:52 UTC

Classroom Use Exemption

ashleyhampton2004 — 2025-02-05 14:26:26 UTC

The Classroom Use Exemption, enhanced by the TEACH Act, permits the performance and display of copyrighted works in face-to-face teaching activities at nonprofit educational institutions, as long as the materials are lawfully obtained and used for instructional purposes.

This exemption is for IN PERSON classes.

This law gives teachers more freedom to use copyrighted materials for educational purposes.

What Educators Need to Know

heidiwhitten16 — 2025-02-05 14:26:34 UTC

Fair Use of Copyright Link

ashleyhampton2004 — 2025-02-05 14:27:41 UTC

Chart of Copyright and Fair Use Guidlines

ashleyhampton2004 — 2025-02-05 14:32:10 UTC

https://www.scoe.org/blog_files/copyright_chart.pdf

First U.S privacy law written for the internet

harnessanna — 2025-02-05 14:33:20 UTC

Key Requirements of CIPA

emilycbrooks12 — 2025-02-05 14:36:39 UTC

Internet Filtering
- schools and libraries that receive E-rate funding must install filters to block access to obscene online content.
Internet Safety Policies
- institutions must have policies that address the online safety and security of minors
Monitoring Online Activity
- schools must monitor students internet usage
Educational Programs
- schools must educate students on responsible online behavior

What is FERPA - Definition

heidiwhitten16 — 2025-02-05 14:37:56 UTC

FERPA is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. FERPA is responsible for protecting the information of students and giving parents control over how student information is used.

Example of violation

ashleyhampton2004 — 2025-02-05 14:39:36 UTC

Violation: Copying entire Dr. Seuss books and passing them out to the class.

Why? : The law only allows limited portions of copyrighted materials to be shared in a classroom... not entire books.

What is COPPA?

harnessanna — 2025-02-05 14:42:08 UTC

Sets certain rules for operators of websites or services that are directed for children under the age of 13
The rule requires a notice to the parents and consent from the before collecting, using, or disclosing personal information of the child
Parents must also be able to review, prevent, and stop the collection of certain information from their child
Requires operators to secure data collected from the children

Video Explanation

ashleyhampton2004 — 2025-02-05 14:42:50 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruV2qn7xyU0

Fair Use of Copyright Law explained by Purdue

ashleyhampton2004 — 2025-02-05 14:45:39 UTC

https://www.lib.purdue.edu/uco/fair-use

What is CIPA?

emilycbrooks12 — 2025-02-05 14:47:19 UTC

VIOLATION of COPPA in PRE-K

harnessanna — 2025-02-05 14:48:34 UTC

A teacher ask her students to create a Kahoot account for class by putting in their name and email without letting the parents know.
This is a violation of COPPA because no parental consent was gathered before they created their account which used their personal information.

FERPA Protects

heidiwhitten16 — 2025-02-05 14:49:28 UTC

Transcripts

Social Security

Children's School Records (Discipline, Grades, Teacher Feedback)

VIOLATION of COPPA in PRE-K

harnessanna — 2025-02-05 14:53:09 UTC

Using non-compliant education tools
A teacher uses a social media platform or game that is a not COPPA-compliant
If the website collects personal date like location, age, or email address without parental consent it violates COPPA

What is E-rate funding?

emilycbrooks12 — 2025-02-05 14:53:29 UTC

E-Rate funding is a program that provides discounts on telecommunications, internet access, and internal connections for schools and libraries.

Examples Of Common FERPA Violations

heidiwhitten16 — 2025-02-05 14:55:09 UTC

harnessanna — 2025-02-05 14:56:00 UTC

Who qualifies for E-rate program funding?

emilycbrooks12 — 2025-02-05 14:56:28 UTC

According to FCC regulations, "E-rate" funding is available to eligible schools and libraries that are not for-profit businesses and do not have endowments exceeding $50 million; essentially, most public and many private K-12 schools and public libraries qualify for E-rate funding

Example of FERPA Violations - Placement

heidiwhitten16 — 2025-02-05 15:01:41 UTC

A student teacher is grading tests, for one of their assignments they must collect data for a project from their college. What they failed to do was ask for consent and they violated FERPA because they released student records without consent from a parent or guardian.

Example of a CIPA violation (Pre-K)

emilycbrooks12 — 2025-02-05 15:08:41 UTC

A student is allowed to use a computer to search up images of polar animals. On accident, the student clicks on an ad that leads them to an inappropriate website.

Why is this a violation?

The school has failed to implement web filtering, which allowed the student to successfully access an inappropriate website through an ad