The Department of Education’s Privacy Program

The Department of Education’s Privacy Program

The Department of Education is committed and dedicated to protecting the privacy rights of students, teachers, and administrators in schools around the country. The Office of the Chief Privacy Officer leads the Department’s Privacy Program. The Department’s Senior Agency Official for Privacy (SAOP) is Kevin Herms.

If you have any questions regarding Privacy at ED, please email SAOP@ed.gov

The Department of Education’s Privacy Links

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

External Privacy Links

Disclaimer of Endorsement: The documents posted on this page contain hypertext links or pointers to information created and maintained by other public and private organizations. These links and pointers are provided for the user's convenience. OCPO does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information. Further, the inclusion of links or pointers to particular items in hypertext is not intended to reflect their importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed, or products or services offered, on these outside sites, or the organizations sponsoring the sites.