Legal

There are several laws that dictate how schools and teachers handle student data.

FERPA - The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FERPA (Link) requires that schools have written permission from the parent or guardian in order to release any information from a student's education record. So the most important thing is that, with some very specific exceptions, you shouldn't be sharing student information with apps and websites without parent permission.

COPPA - The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

COPPA (Link) puts special restrictions on software companies about the information they can collect about students under 13. So, students under 13 can't make their own accounts, teachers have to make the accounts for them. In making the accounts, teachers need to be aware of their responsibility under FERPA.

CIPA - The Children's Internet Protection Act

Teachers don't need to help comply with CIPA, but it's useful to know that it is in place. CIPA (Link) requires districts to put measures in place to filter Internet access and other measures to protect students.