Can you believe it? Summer isn’t over yet, but it’s already time to start thinking about the upcoming school year. For parents of younger children, this means shopping for school supplies and new ...

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (FERPA; also known as the Buckley Amendment) is a Federal law which allows students the right to ...

This list is a subset of the full "FERPA Basics: What Faculty and Staff Need to Know" page. A printable (.pdf) copy of this list is available here. This list is meant to assist you in dealing with the ...

1. The University's FERPA Policy states that education records can be disclosed without student consent "to appropriate parties in an emergency in order to protect the health and safety of the student ...

FERPA covers the rights of the student to privacy. But I'm the one paying the tuition! Surely I have a right to see my child's grades/class schedule/receive the bill! You have no inherent right to ...

For parents, the return to school means signing a stack of permission forms. One that’s easy to miss deals with the privacy of your child’s personal information – and your right to stop the school ...

Completion of the FERPA form is required for the University of New Haven to authorize release of any type of information regarding educational records including registration, transcripts, official ...

When Jennifer Hughes’ son was in a mountain biking accident last year, she was prepared to go into full “mama bear” mode, overseeing his medical care and insurance details. But the Chicago-area mom ...

According to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), college students are considered responsible adults and are allowed to determine who will receive information about them. Under this ...