Protecting student information remains one of the most important responsibilities of every school and district. As classrooms continue to integrate digital platforms for instruction, practice, and assessment, the need for secure, compliant data handling becomes even more essential. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) continues to serve as the foundation for these protections, ensuring that student educational records are managed with confidentiality, accuracy, and integrity.
Typesy, used by schools nationwide, is built on a privacy-focused framework that aligns with FERPA’s core principles. Its data practices are structured to support compliance and provide clarity for educators and families. Understanding how FERPA works—and how Typesy upholds its provisions—helps school leaders make informed decisions about the technology tools used in their classrooms.
Understanding FERPA and Its Purpose
FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. It grants parents—and eligible students once they reach 18—specific rights that ensure transparency and control over their personal information. These rights include the ability to review educational records, request corrections, and understand how and why student data is being used.
Educational records protected under FERPA include any information directly related to a student and maintained by the school or its authorized agents. In modern digital learning environments, these records often include login credentials, performance data, progress scores, and activity logs stored within online platforms. Because of this, educational technology vendors must adopt practices that reflect the expectations established under FERPA.
What FERPA Requires From Schools and Their Vendors
FERPA places responsibility on schools to ensure student educational records remain confidential and are disclosed only under lawful circumstances. This includes ensuring that any third-party vendor entrusted with student information maintains robust privacy and security measures.
Schools must also ensure families understand their rights under FERPA. Parents must be able to:
- Review the information that has been collected about their child
- Request corrections to any inaccurate or misleading data
- Understand how their child’s information is being used, stored, and protected
These expectations apply not only to school-maintained records but also to any data hosted within educational platforms.
How Typesy Aligns With FERPA Requirements
Typesy’s privacy practices are intentionally designed to support FERPA compliance and uphold high standards for data protection. From the moment an account is created, Typesy collects only the information necessary to operate effectively. Schools may choose to identify students using partial names or nicknames, minimizing the amount of personally identifiable information collected.
Typesy ensures that student data is never used for commercial purposes. The platform:
- Does not sell or share student information with advertisers or external marketers
- Does not use data for targeted advertising or profiling
- Does not allow third-party tracking technologies inside the platform
All information remains within Typesy’s secure environment and is used solely to support teaching and learning.
Parents also retain full rights to understand and influence how their child’s information is handled. Typesy supports:
- Requests for data access
- Requests to update or correct information
- Requests to delete personal data, when appropriate
These requests are handled promptly and transparently, reinforcing trust between families and the schools that serve them.
Internally, Typesy follows strict access controls. Only authorized personnel with a legitimate business need may view or handle student data. Employees are trained in privacy practices, and sensitive information is managed through secure, encrypted processes that prevent unauthorized disclosure.
Supporting FERPA Compliance in Digital Learning Environments
Although schools bear the ultimate responsibility for ensuring FERPA compliance, choosing technology partners with strong privacy protections is essential. Typesy helps schools meet these obligations by offering a closed, secure system free from advertisements, external content, or unnecessary data collection.
Additionally, Typesy’s transparent privacy documentation, responsible data retention practices, and U.S.-based data storage provide schools with the clarity they need to maintain compliance with confidence.
This approach extends consistently across other eReflect educational platforms—such as Wordela—which are designed with the same commitment to privacy, data integrity, and responsible information handling.
Why FERPA Remains Essential Today
As digital learning expands, the volume and sensitivity of student data stored in online systems continue to grow. FERPA remains vital because it ensures that:
- Student information is handled responsibly and securely
- Families retain control and visibility over their data
- Educational institutions maintain trust with their communities
- Technology is used to support learning without compromising privacy
By selecting tools that align with these principles, schools can maintain safe and compliant learning environments.
Conclusion
FERPA establishes critical protections for student educational records, and its importance has only heightened in today’s increasingly digital classrooms. By partnering with EdTech platforms that prioritize privacy and compliance, schools can safeguard student information and provide learning experiences grounded in trust and transparency.
Typesy’s adherence to FERPA-aligned practices ensures that student data remains protected, used responsibly, and treated with the highest standards of confidentiality.
