Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
/ˈfæmɪli ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənəl raɪts ənd ˈprɪvəsi ækt/
Definitions
- (n.) A U.S. federal law that protects the privacy of student education records and grants parents certain rights regarding their children's educational information.
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, parents can access their child's educational records.
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- family educational rights and privacy act
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Commentary
Often abbreviated as FERPA; important to distinguish from other privacy statutes when addressing educational data confidentiality.
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