Over the last year, the number of reported cases of confidential information lost because of stolen laptops, lost USB flash drives, misplaced PDAs, and simple human error has significantly increased. These trends have school districts concerned with issues of violating private information. Laws such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Child Online Protection Act are not new, but the proliferation of technology makes managing privacy more complicated than it was in the past. This article addresses essential practices school administrators and teachers should consider for preserving and protecting the information they handle daily. (Contains 2 tables.)