What is FERPA?
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, sets forth requirements regarding the privacy of student records and affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. Students’ Rights • The right to inspect and review their education records within 45 days of the date the University receives a request for access. • The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the student believes are inaccurate or misleading. • The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. • The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Henderson State University to comply with the requirements of FERPA. What are Education Records?
Once you begin classes at the university, all of your records including, but not limited to, academic records, financial records, medical records, etc., are protected by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This law, in working to protect your privacy, can appear to be a roadblock to family members or can work as a catalyst for parents and students to communicate about things like grades and bills. Specific questions about FERPA should be directed to the Registrar.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that affords parents the right to have access to their children’s education records, the right to seek to have the records amended, and the right to have some control over the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the education records. When a student turns 18 years old, or enters a postsecondary institution at any age, the rights under FERPA transfer from the parents to the student (“eligible student”).
