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Major Concepts in FERPA

Some of the topics that this tutorial will address are the following:

  • What is FERPA?
  • Who at Oregon Tech must comply with FERPA?
  • What is an Educational Need to Know?
  • Who is a student?
  • What are student education records?
  • Student rights under FERPA
  • Disclosure of education records
  • Directory Information for Oregon Tech
  • Confidentiality
  • Student consent
  • Restrictions placed on student access
  • How do you handle exceptions to FERPA?
  • What about parents access to their student's records?
  • What happens if someone violates FERPA?