PROCEDURES AND STRATEGIES FOR COMPLIANCE

Decorative Image: Text Box: A. DISCLOSURE OF EDUCATION RECORD INFORMATION

SEE ATTACHMENT A

Decorative Image: Text Box: 1. INSTITUTIONS MAY DISCLOSE EDUCATION RECORDS WITHOUT WRITTEN CONSENT OF STUDENTS TO THE FOLLOWING:

The following nine slides are the at heart of where we spend most of our time as records keepers in interpreting FERPA. These slides show why and/or to whom education records may be released without the student's written permission. This is known as the "exceptions to written permission" section of FERPA.

If you are a subscriber to regist-l or scr-l, count how many FERPA questions fall into the "exceptions" category. In one survey of questions from registrar-l (regist-l) and the small-college-registrars discussion lists (scr-l) covering a period of three months in 2000, 8 out of every 10 questions on FERPA focused on this section.

Note the differences in these slides between the words "may"and "must." These words have a significant impact on how institutions comply with FERPA. It also means that institutions don't have to be consistent but may decide to release information based on an individual situation.