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2THE FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the
privacy of student education records. FERPA gives parents/guardians certain rights with respect
to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches
the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level.
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Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education
records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records
unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students
to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.
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Schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to
release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows
schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the
following conditions:
School officials with legitimate educational interest;
Other schools to which a student is transferring;
Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;
Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;
Accrediting organizations;
To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific
State law.
Schools may disclose, without consent, "directory" information such as a student's name,
address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance.
However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow
parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose
directory information about them.
For additional information please contact:
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-8520
1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327)
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