I've learned:
FERPA = Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
Protect the rights of the student educational records, provides access to the records, opportunity to have amended and control over the information
FERPA is for Parents grades K-12 and Students in Higher education
Must report a complaint within 180 days of knowledge
An educational record is any record maintained by the institution directly related to the student, exceptions are sole possession records/private notes, law enforcement or campus security/records of employees, records after a person is no longer a student, records about more than on student, letters where students have waived rights
Annual need to notify students of FERPA
Institution has 45 days to comply with record request
No specific definition of FERPA/Institution specific, has to have legitimate educational purpose
