School nurses collect, maintain, and manage a tremendous amount of personal information associated with students and their health. While most nurses are knowledgeable about HIPAA and its protection of patient health information, most school nurses are subject to FERPA, the federal law that governs confidentiality and information sharing by schools. Discerning the differences as well as the interplay between HIPAA and FERPA in the school setting and understanding practical school health applications of FERPA are fundamental to safeguarding student privacy.

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