Can a previous school transfer records to the new school without a parents signature?
Yes. The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of educational records and generally requires schools to have written permission from a parent before releasing any information from a child’s records; however, FERPA [PDF] allows schools to release records to schools to which a student is transferring without permission from the parent. (20 U.S.C. ยง 1232(g)).
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