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FERPA FERPA according to the latest Federal guidelines of the Department of Education guidelines 2012 defines FERPA as a Federal law that that is administered by the Family Policy Compliance Office and applies to all educational agencies and institutions that receive funding under any program administered by the Department of education (U.S. Department of Education 2010). These guide lines apply according to the USDE that, “Parochial and public schools at the elementary and secondary levels generally do not receive such funding and are not subject to FERPA. Private postsecondary schools generally do receive funding and are subject to FERPA”. (FERPA general guidance, 2012). FERPA guidelines state that,” once a student reaches 18 years of age or attends a postsecondary institution, he or she becomes an eligible student, and all rights formally given to the parents under FERPA transfer to the student” ( FERPA general guidance, 2012). Now the “eligible student” has the right to have access to his or her educational records, the right to have the records amended, the right to have control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the record unless under certain circumstances identified in the FERPA regulations, and the right to file a complaint with the Department of Education. The USSDE defines “educational records” as those records that contain information directly related to a student and are maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a party for the agency or institution (FERPA general guidance, 2012). FERPA as a rule according ED.gov, “prohibits the improper disclosure of personal identifiable information from educational records (FERPA general guidance, 2012). This means that according to FERPA that information obtained by an official through personal knowledge or observation, or has heard orally from others, is not protected under FERPA (ed.gov. 2011). Under FERPA, a school is not generally required to maintain

References: (2011) www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/index.html (2012) FERPA general guidance for students. Retrieved from http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/index.html (2000). Staff FERPA training Retrieved from http://www.case.edu/registrar/ferpa/ferpatrain8.html