The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Guidance on Sharing Information with Community-Based Organizations

Last Updated: December 2014

This document provides guidance to schools and local educational agencies (LEAs) regarding disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII) from education records to community based organizations.

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