N.Y. Education Law § 1127: Confidentiality of records

§ 1127. Confidentiality of records. Reports and other written material

submitted pursuant to this article, and photographs taken concerning

such reports in the possession of any person authorized to receive such

information, pursuant to this article, shall be confidential and shall

not be redisclosed except to law enforcement authorities involved in an

investigation of child abuse in an educational setting or as expressly

authorized by law or pursuant to a court-ordered subpoena. A school

administrator or a school superintendent shall exercise reasonable care

in preventing such unauthorized disclosure. Willful disclosure of a

written record required to be kept confidential pursuant to this section

to a person not authorized to receive or review such record is a class A

misdemeanor.