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What does FERPA stand for? - Answer Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act What else is FERPA known as? - Answer Buckley Act/Amendment Why was FERPA created? - Answer To protect the rights of students and to insure the privacy & accuracy of educational records FERPA applies to all institutions that receive ______ from the Secretary of Education? - Answer Federal aid In which professional environments should PTs be very familiar with FERPA? - Answer School-settings and pediatrics ...

What does FERPA stand for? - Answer Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act What does FERPA protect? - Answer FERPA protects the confidentiality of student educational records How are FERPA and PII related? - Answer FERPA prevents the disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) without parent/guardian consent What does FERPA provide parents? - Answer FERPA provides parents certain rights to inspect and review the student's educational records maintained by the school W...

Which of the following statements is true? - Answer Stands for Family Educational Privacy Rights Act Protects the privacy of student education records Applies to all educational institutions that recieve financial aid from the Department of Education Which of the following are rights which FERPA gives to students to protect their educational records? - Answer - Right to inspect and review records - Right to request amendment of records - Right to consent to disclosure to others - Right t...

what is ferpa - Answer Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records Students rights - Answer Inspect and review their education records • Request the amendment of inaccurate or misleading records • Consent to disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in their education record • File a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures of the institution to comply...

To be an "educational record", a piece of information must be: - Answer Personally identifiable to the student maintained by the district As defined in FERPA, "legitimate educational interest" refers to: - Answer A school official's need to review student education record information to fulfill a responsibility as part of the official's duties Are disciplinary records considered an education record? - Answer Yes Who would be negatively impacted if you violated FERPA - Answer You...

As defined in FERPA, "legitimate educational interest" refers to: - Answer A school official's need to review student education record information to fulfill a responsibility as part of the official's duties Are disciplinary records considered an education record? - Answer Yes As defined in FERPA, "legitimate educational interest" refers to - Answer A school official's need to review student education record information to fulfill a responsibility as part of the official's duties ...

What is the difference between the terms statute and regluations? - Answer Stature=general principles Regulations= implement statutory principles such as procedures (length of time) Why does FERPA exisit? - Answer Prior to 1974 disclosure of recordrs to virtually anyone and records belonged to the institution or agency, and students couldn't see them or challenge the information FERPA: Who controls records? - Answer Person it pertains to, but from 13-17 the parents Who controls disclo...

A student's degree can be confirmed to some external (outside of your college) source without first obtaining the permission of the student so long as the institution identifies "degree" as directory information. (T/F) - Answer TRUE: Directory information may be disclosed to outside parties, unless the student has submitted his/her request through my.SMU Self Service to the University Registrar office that it be withheld. o It is permissible for a professor to post student grades on an off...

Disclosure means to permit access to, or the release, transfer or other communication of: - Answer personally identifiable information. Disclosure is the release of personally identifiable information to any party, by any means, including oral, written or electronic. Which of the following is NOT protocol if a parent feels an education record is inaccurate or misleading? - Answer the school district can choose to disregard claims without merit. If the school or school system elects not to ame...

IDEA 2004 - ANSWERSIndividuals with Disabilities Education Act- gives ALL students the right to an appropriate public education. This includes issues like inclusion, least restrictive environment (LRE), and appropriate placement. FERPA - ANSWERSFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act- protects guardians right to access grades, standardized test information, medical records, and other personal information to outside parties and protects students from school employees discussing their grades ...