Can schools and/or districts call landlords, housing agencies, or employers to give or request information about a familys housing status?
Not without a parent’s permission. Schools and districts cannot discuss or reveal information included in student records, including anything related to housing status, with anyone not involved in the student’s education, without parental permission. (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (b)(2)(A.) Parties entitled to a student’s information without parental permission include school employees such as homeless liaisons, attendance officers, principals and teachers. (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C.
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