What is FERPA?
“FERPA”, also known as the Buckley Amendment, is the acronym for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law that establishes rules regarding access to and disclosure of student education records. A summary of the requirements are found in UVM’s policy statement on FERPA rights found at http://www.uvm.edu/academics/catalogue2006-07. You may also wish to visit the Family Policy Compliance Office website of the U.S.
