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Recursos en espaol GENERAL Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g; The law applies to all schools that receive funds unde r an applicable program of the US Department of Education. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's educa tion records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reache s the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Studen ts to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students." Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information. Schools may disclose, without consent, "directory" information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, hono rs and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell paren ts and eligible students about directory information and allow parents a nd eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the sch ool not disclose directory information about them. Schools must notify p arents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The a ctual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin , student handbook, or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of e ach school. For additional information or technical assistance, you may call (202) 26 0-3887 (voice). Individuals who use TDD may call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.
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