Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
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A federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. Parents have the right to inspect and review their child's records, request corrections, and control disclosure of personally identifiable information. These rights transfer to the student at age 18.
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All records, files, documents, and other materials directly related to a student that are maintained by the school or a party acting for the school. Under FERPA, parents have the right to inspect and review all educational records. Under IDEA, parents have the right to examine all records related to identification, evaluation, and placement.
A written document that the school must provide to parents whenever it proposes or refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or provision of FAPE to a child. The notice must describe what the school is proposing (or refusing), why, what evidence was considered, and what other options were considered.
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