Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires the student records be kept private. Students have specific rights under FERPA, including:

• The right to access educational records kept by the school
• The right to demand educational records be disclosed only with student consent
• The right to amend educational records
• The right to file complaints against the school for disclosing educational records in violation of FERPA

Under FERPA, personal identity elements such as name, address, and phone number - called directory information - can also be disclosed by the school with student consent.

References:

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Resources/FERPA-Overview.htm