Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a U.S. federal law that protects the privacy of student education records and governs access to and disclosure of those records by educational institutions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
education privacy law ⓘ student privacy law ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FERPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy | U.S. Department of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ageThresholdForStudentControl |
18
ⓘ
attendance at a postsecondary institution ⓘ |
| allowsDisclosureWithoutConsent |
in a health or safety emergency
ⓘ
in connection with financial aid ⓘ of directory information if notice and opt-out are provided ⓘ to comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena ⓘ to school officials with legitimate educational interests ⓘ to schools in which a student seeks or intends to enroll ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
educational agencies and institutions receiving U.S. Department of Education funds
ⓘ
most private postsecondary institutions receiving federal funds ⓘ public schools ⓘ students in institutions receiving federal education funds ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definesTerm |
directory information
ⓘ
education records ⓘ personally identifiable information ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Student Privacy Policy Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantsRightTo |
consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records
ⓘ
file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education ⓘ inspect and review education records ⓘ request amendment of inaccurate or misleading records ⓘ |
| oftenComparedWith | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penaltyForNonCompliance | potential loss of federal education funds ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
govern access to student education records
ⓘ
protect privacy of student education records ⓘ regulate disclosure of student education records ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States education law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
data protection in education ⓘ student privacy ⓘ |
| rightsHolder |
eligible students
ⓘ
parents of eligible students ⓘ |
| scope |
K–12 education
ⓘ
postsecondary education ⓘ |
| shiftsRightsFrom | parents ⓘ |
| shiftsRightsTo | eligible students ⓘ |
| shortName | FERPA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Gerald Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInUSCode | 20 U.S.C. § 1232g ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1974 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Office for Civil Rights