Disclosure Avoidance

Letter to a parent explaining that a hearing under the IDEA provisions governing a due process hearing is separate from the provisions in FERPA and IDEA that provide a parent with an opportunity to seek to challenge the contents of education records.

Letter to North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services answering the questions of whether the it qualifies as an "accrediting organization" under FERPA, and whether this allows it to review individual student records in connection with credentialing exams.

Letter addressing whether the North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) qualifies as an "accrediting organization" for purposes of FERPA, and whether this allows OEMS to review individual student records in connection with credentialing exams.

Letter to an eligible student answering an inquiry on whether or not a university may refuse to allow the student to enroll because the student refuses to disclose his/her social security number. 

Letter to Northern Lebanon School District providing notification of a parent's complaint of a violation of FERPA rights.

This excerpt from the Federal Register provide general guidelines for accepting “signed and dated written consent” under FERPA in electronic form.

Letter to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities clarifying FERPA requirements related the National Student Clearinghouse Degree Verify service. 

Letter to the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education regarding record matching for reporting requirements of the Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 

Letter to Pennsylvania Department of Education responding to a request for guidance regarding whether a described memorandum of understanding for access to student records violates the requirements of FERPA. 

Letter to the Alabama Department of Education responding to questions on whether FERPA prohibited the sharing of students' immunization records with the state department of health.