20 U.S.C. § 7925 — Sense of Congress on protecting student privacy

(a) Findings. Congress makes several findings: students' personally identifiable information is important to protect; it shouldn't be shared with anyone besides the school officials who educate those students, without clearly notifying parents; growing technology use and more research on student learning make protecting this information more important than ever; regulations that allow broader access to student information could let it be shared or sold by people who don't have students' best interests in mind; and the Secretary is responsible for making sure every entity that gets funding under this chapter keeps personally identifiable information strictly confidential. (b) Sense of Congress. Congress states its view that the Secretary should review all regulations touching on student privacy — including those under this chapter — to make sure students' personally identifiable information stays protected.