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

Last Updated: December 2014

February 2022, this document was edited to update hyperlinks and the name of the U.S. Department of Education office administering FERPA.

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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