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I'm a little confused about why separate permissions are necessary. Google Apps for Education is a service contracted by the school and those terms of service are different from the ones that govern regular Gmail accounts. The school is in full control of all student information and acting as the parent's agent, as in: "...the Rule does not preclude schools from acting as intermediaries between operators and parents in the notice and consent process, or from serving as the parent's agent in the process."  59909 in 64 Fed. Reg. 59888, et seq., available

a new service for privately sharing videos. Unlike YouTube's private sharing option, the videos you post on VidMe cannot be forwarded without your consent. VidMe allows you to post your first few videos for free, but after that you do have to pay to use the service. Learn more about VidMe here or on Read Write Web.

Technology Department Web Page with other applications COPPA information

the actual rule governing COPPA.  The school can be an intermediary, which is I believe what happens when you send home and collect the permission forms, or the agent, which is a power the school should have as a result of the enrollment contract parents sign. Also see