Have you or your child identified information in your child’s education record that is inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the privacy rights of the student?
Did you know that, if your school refuses to make a change you request that you have a right to request a hearing? This is not a state complaint of a due process hearing. It is held at the local level.
Yesterday I wrote about “How to Write a Freedom of Information Act Request”.
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requests are similar. The three big differences are: 1) they are related to you and/or your child; 2) while schools can charge a fee for photocopies, they can’t charge a search fee; 3) the timeline is longer.
The FERPA protects the confidentiality of students’ records. It ensures parents’ rights to records, too.
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