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FERPA Questions and Answers
Lenawee Data Camps
June and August, 2009
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Schools must provide a parent with an opportunity to inspect and
review his or her child’s education records within 60 days of receipt of
a request.
• False, because it is 45 days.
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Schools must individually notify parents of their FERPA rights
by mail.
• False, because any form of communication is allowed.
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When a student turns 18 years old and the rights under FERPA
transfer from the parent to the student, the school must obtain
consent from the student in order to disclose grades and other
education records to the parents.
• False. If a parent claims a child on a tax return, the parent still has the right.
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In a legal separation or divorce situation, both parents have the
right to gain access to the student’s education records.
• True
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A school may designate and disclose any information on a
student as “directory information,” as long as the school notifies
parents and provides them with an opportunity to opt out.
• False, as in the case of Social Security Number.
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Teachers may post grades by student name or social security
number.
• False. Grades are personal information, as well as SSN.
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To be considered an “education record,” information must be maintained in the student’s
cumulative or permanent folder.
• False, because any record that has a student name is an educational record.
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When a student transfers to a new school, the former school
is required to send the student’s education records to the new
school.
• False. It must be initially requested by the new school.
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A parent of a former student has the same right to inspect and
review the student’s education records as a parent of a student currently attending the school.
• True, as a generalization.
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Schools are required by FERPA to maintain a student’s transcript for 5 years.
• False. It is 70 years.
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School nurse records are not subject to FERPA, but are
subject to the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
• False, because the records are an “educational record”
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The disclosure of student immunization information to an outside agency such as a state health department is governed
by FERPA, not HIPAA.
• True
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Records created and maintained by a school resource officer or law
enforcement unit are not subject to FERPA
• True, except when the offense is considered by the school as a “disciplinary record”.
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FERPA grants parents the right to have a copy of any education
record.
• True
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Information released to the state department of education in relation to an audit or evaluation of state-
funded education program is acceptable use without the parent’s
consent.
• True
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Releasing information to the student without the parent’s
consent would be acceptable use by a school/district.
• True. Check your school policies.
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An acceptable release of information without the parent’s consent would include release to any school official within the
school district.
• False. It must have a “legitimate educational interest”.
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The release of information to potential employers or honor
organizations attempting to verify grades or class rank is acceptable
without the parent’s consent.
• False.
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Releasing information to the local newspaper regarding the final results of a student disciplinary
hearing without the parent’s consent is acceptable use of
releasing information.• False.
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An example of acceptable release of information without the parent’s consent is sending the student’s GPA information to a requesting
college at which the student intends to enroll.
• True
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Medical records that are exempt from FERPA’s definition of education records are also exempt from coverage by
HIPAA.
• True.