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| Dand/test | |
|---|---|
| Short Title | FERPA |
| Official Text | Dand/test |
| Country/Jurisdiction | United States |
| State or Province | |
| Regulatory Bodies | Dept Ed |
| Date Enacted | 1974/08/21 |
| Scope of the Law | Students, Parents, Educators |
| Information | |
| Taxonomy | Breach of Confidentiality, Disclosure |
| Strategies | |
The FERPA is an act that ensures the United States standards of the student and family educational and privacy rights. It protects parents from misleading or inappropriate data of any student's educational records. Besides, the collected students' records shall not be released by educational institutions that may impact students' security.
- Privacy Silo: Information Privacy
- Business Sector: Education
- Targeted Info: Education Records
- Protects: Students, Parents
Text of the law
§1232g. Family educational and privacy rights
Each educational agency or institution shall maintain a record, kept ( with (a)the education records) of each student, which will indicate all individuals , agencies, or organizations which have requested or obtained access to a student's education records maintained by such educational agency or institution, and which will indicate specifically the legitimate interest that each such person, agency, or organization has in obtaining this information. Such record of access shall be available only to parents, to the school official and his assistants who are responsible for the custody of such records, and to persons or organizations authorized in, and under the conditions of, clauses (A) and (C) of paragraph (1) as a means of auditing the operation of the system. Breach of Confidentiality
(b) Release of education records; parental consent requirement; exceptions; compliance with judicial orders and subpoenas; audit and evaluation of federally-supported education programs; recordkeeping Disclosure
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