FERPA has many benefits from students privacy to student's rights. 

In this section I have learned that there are anyways you can protect the students information from institution, parents and faculty. Always double checking the FERPA procedures 

  I have also learned that sole possession notes once left in file or transferred to someone are no longer considered sole possession and therefore the student has the right to view them.  That a student can not demand immediate access to his/her records. The institution has 45 days to comply. That a school official can be an employee by institution, elect board of trustees, a company applied under contract of the institution. Also, the there are no fines on violations however enforcement can be recovering funds, withholding future payments amongst other things