Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-5901

Phone: (202) 260-3887
Fax: (202)260-9001
Email: ferpa@ed.gov
Web: www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/index.html
Assistance is also available from AACRAO at ferpa@aacrao.org

On campus, please contact Barbara Prescott, University Registrar, at 318-357-6171.

Yes. Records that are directly related to a student and maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a party acting for the agency or institution are “education records” under FERPA. 34 CFR § 99.3.

The education records of student athletes are covered by FERPA. Without a signed consent form, personally identifiable information may not be disclosed from the education records of student athletes nor may they appear on the published team roster.

Yes. It is O.K. for faculty and staff members to share the student’s academic progress in courses, account balances, medical, financial aid, and admission information with students via their official NSU e-mail addresses but not with a third party. In other words, all communications that you would normally send via the student’s mailing address […]

Yes. By signing the Student Information Release Authorization form, students give universities the authority to share information contained in their educational record to their parent or guardian. FERPA does not allow for information to be released on the assumption that if the student is in the room, the student has given their consent.

The Form […]

No. A student’s social security and campus wide identifications numbers are, by definition, “personally identifiable information” under FERPA and may not be disclosed without consent in any form.

Yes. In some situations, a school may determine that it is necessary to disclose non-directory information to appropriate parties in order to address a disaster or other health or safety emergency. FERPA permits school officials to disclose, without consent, education records, or personally identifiable information from education records, to appropriate parties in connection with an […]

Yes. The new regulations allow disclosure without consent of any information concerning registered offenders provided to an educational agency or institution under 42 U.S. C. 14071 and applicable Federal guidelines.

Yes, if the student is under the age of 21 at the time of the disclosure, FERPA was amended in 1998 to allow such disclosures. See § 99.31(a) 15 of the FERPA regulations.