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What is Data Protection?
Who is the data controller in schools/ETBs?
Do Schools/ETBs have to have a Data Protection Officer?
What makes up a Student Record?
Is a school/ETB obliged to seek proof of identity?
What should you do if a request is made under FOI?
What if a school is asked by a law enforcement authority for access to the recordings?
What is considered good practice when schools/ETBs take photos of their students?
What is ‘informed consent’?
What should be in a Website Privacy Statement?
What is an adequate level of data protection?
A principal shall not remove a child’s name from the register unless the school has received confirmation that the child is registered in another school or where s/he has received notification from the NEWB, now known as TUSLA, that the child is registered in a register of children receiving education in a place other than a school or where the student has been expelled. S.20 (6).
What makes up a Student Record?
