Sharing Information: A Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and Participation in Juvenile Justice Programs

The growth of serious and violent delinquency in our Nation and its impact on our schools concerns us all. Every day, many children face fighting and other intimidating behavior at school or on the way to and from school. In addition to the cost to children and their families, school violence may have broad and long lasting effects on society because it disrupts education and diminishes students’ sense of security in their learning environment.

Clearly then, providing safe schools is one …