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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
What is FERPA?
The
Family
Educational
Rights
and
Privacy
Act
of
1974,
as
amended, sets forth requirements regarding the privacy of student
records.
FERPA governs:
(1) release of these records (known as
education records) maintained by an educational institution and (2)
access to these records.
This law applies to K-12 as well as
postsecondary education.
Who must comply with FERPA?
Any educational institution (school or other entity that provides
educational services and is attended by students) and educational
agency (entity that administers schools directly linked to it) that
receives funds under any program administered by the U.S.
Secretary of Education.
What does FERPA require for educational institutions to be in
compliance?
Notify students annually. Schools must notify students of
their rights on an annual basis.
There is no specific
method that schools must use to notify students; it is up
the
institution.
Notice
must
take
a
form
that
is
reasonably likely” to notify students. Recommended and
most frequently used ways include:
Student bulletin, handbook, or catalog
School or local newspaper
Student registration packet
Protect students’ rights to inspect and review their
education records.
Protect students’ rights to request to amend their education
records.
Protect students’ rights to limit disclosure of personally
identifiable information contained in education records.
Ensure that third parties do not redisclose personally
identifiable information (except under a few
circumstances).
Keep records of requests for and disclosures of student
education records in limited situations.
What rights does FERPA provide for students?
Right to inspect and review their education records.
Right to request to amend their education records.
Right to limit disclosure of some “personally identifiable
information” (information that would directly identify the
student or make the student’s identity easily traceable)
known as
directory information.
To allow others to access student's information, the student will need to fill out and submit the
Written Consent Form
to admissions@cos.edu.
For more information, please email admissions@cos.edu.
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