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Signed into law by President Gerald Ford on August 21, 1974, this act provides guidance for the handling of student information.
What is the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act?
Not protected by FERPA, this information may be freely shared with third party requestors without student permission. This includes such information as name and date of birth.
What is Directory Information?
A student needing transcripts should contact this department.
What is Student Services?
A parent calls you to ask for a student's grade. You say no, because that would be a _____________ of FERPA.
What is a violation?
Established in 1996, this amendment allows each branch of the military to request specific student information for recruiting purposes once per term.
What is the Solomon Amendment?
This information is protected by FERPA. This includes such information as SSN, grades, class schedule, and disciplinary action.
What is Non-Directory Information?
A student asking for detailed education records should contact this staffmember.
Who is the Registrar?
A business may request an employee's student information only with a Release of Information form, signed by _______________.
Who is the student?
This act allows students to request to their educational records, which must be provided within 45 days.
What is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)?
If a parent wants to see their childs grades, the student must fill out this form.
What is a Release of Information?
If a student needs to amend a grade, they should contact this staffmember.
Who is their instructor?
Your department chair has asked which students are in your class. They explain that they are planning courses for next term and need to know how many students to expect in each class. This is known as Legitimate ___________ Interest.
What is Educational?