The Department of Education (DoE) has published draft guidance for colleges to best navigate the use of student medical records while respecting privacy, Inside Higher Ed reports. The guidance was catalyzed by the recent University of Oregon suit in which the plaintiff argued the school violated her privacy by accessing her mental health records for use in a rape case. “We want to set the expectation that, with respect to litigation between institutions of higher education and students, institutions generally should not share student medical records with school attorneys or courts, without a court order or written consent,” said DoE CPO Kathleen Styles, CIPP/G. The guidance is open for comments until October 2. Editor’s Note: The IAPP recently hosted a web conference on protecting student data on campus.
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