Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34
CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education
records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable
program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA also gives parents certain
rights with respect to their children’s education records. These rights transfer
to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond
the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are “eligible
students” under FERPA. For more information on FERPA, please click on the
following link: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
An explanation of students’ rights under FERPA can be found in the NPTI
Catalog and website.