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In This Section Section Home Staff Intranet The Source Submit a Ticket Internet Resources for Families Internet Safety Information Data Privacy and Security MPS System Access Non-MPS Network Access Design & Training Contact Us Updates: Restoring MPS Systems and Protecting Personal Data	Protecting Your Data Section Home > Data Privacy and Security Protecting Your Data DATA PRIVACY AT MPS Minneapolis Public Schools safeguards your student's protected data. We are governed by a set of privacy and protection acts that ensure sensitive education information does not get into the wrong hands. These acts and amendments are: FERPA – FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. It also gives parents certain rights to those records. Learn more about FERPA COPPA – CHILDREN’S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT The primary goal of COPPA is to place parents in control over what information is collected from their young children while they are online. Learn more about COPPA CIPA – CHILDREN’S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT CIPA addresses concerns about children’s access to obscene or harmful content over the Internet. Learn more about CIPA PPRA – PROTECTION OF PUPIL RIGHTS AMENDMENT PPRA is intended to allow parents and students to opt out of certain school surveys. Learn more about PPRA "What Is Student Data?" video Staff Data Security It’s not just student data that we want to protect. Staff are expected to use extra precaution when responding to requests for sensitive information. By learning how to recognize attempts to bypass our security measures, we can help ensure that our sensitive information stays safe within our organization. Staff can learn more by visiting our internal Data Security page.		Learn More FERPA for Parents FERPA for Schools COPPA CIPA PPRA Protecting Students Online MPS provides the following protection to students while they are online: All MPS devices have web filtering in place to protect students from accessing harmful or inappropriate content. Monitoring communications to identify dangerous situations, such as bullying or self-harm.