FERPA: Understand Your Education Privacy Rights Now

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FERPA: Understand Your Education Privacy Rights Now

Okay, so, FERPA. FERPA: The Essential Student Rights Guide . Ever heard of it? Its this thing, like, a law (called the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), that basically says your school gotta keep your stuff private, ya know? Like, your grades, your schedule, even what courses youre takin.


Think of it this way: its like your school records are, well, your records. check Not for everyone to just, like, paw through.

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FERPA gives you, (the student, or if youre under 18, your parents), the right to see those records. You can ask to see em, and the school gotta let you, usually within 45 days.


And, heres a kicker, if you find somethin in there thats, like, totally wrong? You can ask the school to change it!

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Like, if they got your grade wrong, or somethin.

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They gotta at least hear you out, and if they dont agree, theres a process to, like, challenge it.


Now, this doesnt mean your school can never, ever, tell anyone anything about you.

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There are exceptions. check Like, if theres a health or safety emergency, they can share info. Or, if they have a subpoena (a court order), they gotta comply. And, sometimes, they can share whats called "directory information" – stuff like your name, address, and maybe your major – unless you tell them not to. You gotta opt-out if you dont want that shared.


Its kinda complicated, I know.

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    But basically, FERPA is there to protect your privacy (and give you some control) when it comes to your education records! Pretty cool, huh?