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On the Call: FERPA and Social Media

Jeremy Neff and Erin Wessendorf-Wortman Season 4 Episode 4

School incidents don’t just stay in the classroom anymore! They’re landing on your For You Page. But are those viral videos FERPA compliant? In this episode, Erin and Jeremy break down a Colorado case where a parent’s TikTok went viral and an anonymous commenter claiming to be a school employee jumped in to “set the record straight.” The attorneys explore how social media can collide with schools’ confidentiality obligations, the implications of parents sharing information about their children on social media, and offer practical tips for educators before hitting “send.”

Here is the link to the earlier FERPA episode Jeremy references. 

*Want to learn more about Burns Night that Jeremy references? You can check it out here!