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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

Technology Department Web Page with other applications COPPA information

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