FERPA Training for School Resource Officers and Campus Public Safety Professionals

Protecting students involves making careful decisions about their information. This FERPA training course explains how the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act applies to student records encountered during school safety work, investigations, emergency response, and daily coordination.

Supremus Group’s course helps learners recognize the information they are handling, understand the purpose of a request, and identify when consent or an applicable exception may allow sharing. It also explains when to involve school officials, records custodians, privacy staff, or legal reviewers.

Fictional cases and practical examples connect the lessons to situations involving school resource officers, campus police, administrators, parents, and outside agencies. Learners practice checking five key points before sharing information: source, purpose, authority, scope, and safeguards.

What You Will Learn

• Student records and privacy rights: Recognize education records and understand the rights of parents and eligible students.
• School and law enforcement records: Distinguish education records from qualifying law enforcement unit records, including video and evidence.
• Consent, access, and disclosures: Understand the conditions and limits that apply to requests for student information.
• Emergencies and threat assessments: Examine how information may be shared to support safety while respecting applicable restrictions.
• Student health and counseling information: Recognize FERPA and HIPAA boundaries and situations that need further review.
• Technology and digital evidence: Address approved communication systems, AI tools, cybersecurity incidents, and evidence handling.
• Documentation and reporting: Record relevant decisions, report privacy concerns, and follow school and agency procedures.

Course Highlights

• 110 slides organized into eight modules.
• 12 fictional cases with decision pauses and guided explanations.
• Practical examples covering information requests, emergency disclosure documentation, and digital evidence transfers.
• Visual learning aids and module recaps.
• Estimated learning time of 2 hours 15 minutes to 3 hours.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is designed for school resource officers, school district police, campus police, security personnel, and public safety supervisors. Administrators, records custodians, privacy staff, school safety coordinators, and threat assessment team members may also benefit.

Enroll in FERPA training to strengthen student privacy awareness and support responsible information sharing across your school, campus, or agency.