FERPA in the Digital Age What You Need to Know.ppt

FERPA in the Digital Age: What You Need to Know FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 A FEDERAL LAW DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF EDUCATION RECORDS, TO ESTABLISH THE RIGHT OF STUDENTS TO INSPECT AND REVIEW THEIR EDUCATION RECORDS, AND TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES FOR THE CORRECTION OF INACCURATE AND MISLEADING DATA THROUGH INFORMAL AND FORMAL HEARINGS. ________________________________ DEFINITIONS OF TERMS FOR ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS. Washington, D.C.: AACRAO, 1980, p. 28. FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 THIS ACT IS ENFORCED BY THE FAMILY POLICY COMPLIANCE OF