The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, often referred to as FERPA, is a federal statute that provides students with control over the disclosure of and access to their educational records. FERPA applies to all educational records maintained by institutions that receive federal funding. This extends to grades, disciplinary actions, and other school information directly related to a particular student that FERPA has designated as worthy of privacy protection.
In this course, you will:
- Identify what FERPA is.
- Explore how educational records can be disclosed, accessed, and amended under FERPA guidelines.
- Become familiar with the privacy and accountability goals that FERPA promotes.
- Discover the characteristics of personally identifiable information (PII).
- Clarify our expectations for enforcing FERPA violations.