Letters of Importance

Letter responding to the California Department of Education's request for guidance on disclosing student records to officials in the California Department of Health Services, who are conducting a study. 

Letter addressing the FERPA complaint process and explaining that a student does not have a right under the Administrative Procedure Act to appeal a decision by the Office regarding its decision not to investigate a FERPA  complaint.

Letter to Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District (CA) reporting a possible conflict between FERPA and California Education Code § 76031.

Letter addressing the applicability of FERPA to individuals observing classrooms.

A letter in response to a school district request on whether FERPA permits the District to release certain information in education records related to one student to the parents of another student. 

Letter to the Georgia Board of Regents on whether FERPA permits the release certain information from education records to the press under Georgia's Open Records Act. 

The purpose of this letter is to explain conditions under which educational agencies and institutions may disclose personally identifiable information from education records to FSA without the student’s written consent.

Letter notifying the Superintendent of Public Instruction of an apparent conflict between Michigan law and FERPA.

Joint letter from the Secretary of Education and the Under Secretary of Defense to Chief State School Officers regarding the release of student information to military recruiters under FERPA.

Letter explaining that the SEA may act as an agent for all school districts in the State that are required to report information to the court in accordance with the terms of a settlement agreement and make the disclosures on their behalf if certain conditions are met.