Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

What is FERPA?

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. آ§ 1232g (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the confidentiality of student information.ج‎ More specifically, FERPA protects personally identifiable information in students’ education records from disclosure without written consent unless an exception to the consent requirement applies.ج‎

FERPA at ذكذكتسئµ

At ذكذكتسئµ, FERPA protections go into effect on the first day of classes of the student’s first term of enrollment. As outlined in , FERPA affords students who have attended a post-secondary institution the following rights related to their education records:

  • Inspect and review information in their educational records.
  • Request a correction to their record.
  • Have some control of the disclosure of personally identifiable information from these records (restrict the release of directory information or authorize the disclosure of non-directory information).
  • Share academic records and financial records with parents and guardians.
  • File complaints with the U.S. Department of Education Family Policy Compliance Office (600 Independence Av SW, Washington,ج‎DCج‎20202).

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Annual Notification of Rights

Students will be notified annually of their FERPA rights. Read the Notification of Rights →ج‎

Contact Us

Phone: (910) 893-1265

Mail: ذكذكتسئµ Office of the Registrar, J.A. ذكذكتسئµ Administration Building, 143 Main Street, Buies Creek, NC 27506