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FERPA is a
Federal law that applies to educational agencies and institutions that
receive funding under a program administered by the U. S. Department of
Education. The statute is found at 20 U.S.C. § 1232g and the Department's
regulations are found at 34 CFR Part 99. Under FERPA, schools must
generally afford parents:
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access to
their children's education records
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an
opportunity to seek to have the records amended
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some
control over the disclosure of information from the records.
Parents may
access, seek to amend, or consent to disclosures of their children's
education records, unless there is a court order or other legal document
specifically stating otherwise. When a student turns 18 years of age or
attends a postsecondary institution, the student, and not the parent, may
access, seek to amend, and consent to disclosures of his or her education
records.
FERPA Access
FERPA Notification
For
transcripts, please see instructions for Transcript Requests. The following
forms can be used for student records requests:
Student Records Request
Request for Amendment of Student Records
NOTE: In compliance with the Texas State
Library and Archives Commission,
Local Schedule SD (13 TAC
7.125(a)(4)) (Second Edition), most student records are not kept any longer
than five (5) years from that date of withdraw or graduation of the student,
some records may be retained for less than five (5) years. However, a
student transcript (academic achievement record) for grades 9-12 is to be
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