Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) [20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99] is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. Researchers who obtain records from schools are responsible for contacting the schools to make sure that the research will comply with FERPA requirements. See: http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html