Student Privacy Notices

The DOE takes the confidentiality of information about students very seriously. There are several federal and state laws, such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and New York State Education Law 2-d, and local regulations, such as 

Chancellor’s Regulation A-820 (opens in a new window)

that protect students’ “personally identifiable information” (PII). These laws also place responsibilities on the DOE and outside parties that are given access to students’ PII, including the requirement for the DOE and schools to provide families with the following annual notices:   

• Annual FERPA Notification (opens in a new window) 

and

• Parent Bill of Rights for Data Privacy and Security (opens in a new window)

For questions, please email studentprivacy@schools.nyc.gov  (opens in a new window)