School Counselor Sued Following Student Suicide

mominva
Mon, 05 Dec 2016 19:30:06 +0000

Under FERPA, the parental rights transfer to the student upon reaching the age of 18. This is true of HIPAA as well. What isn’t clear in the article is if the young man signed a release and authorized his parents access to his records.

And the counselor stated the young man denied suicidal thoughts to him. So he didn’t seem to have a concern for safety.