By Audience: Postsecondary School Officials

The resources on this page are intended for staff and educators of Postsecondary Institutions.  Resources found here typically address FERPA’s requirements and how they apply to the various day-to-day operations of postsecondary institutions that may be different than the K-12 setting.  Guidance is also provided for the particular challenges encountered at the postsecondary level as it relates to the handling and protection of students’ Personally Identifiable Information.

Letters

Letter to an Attorney in Massachusetts Regarding the Applicability of FERPA to Students Sharing College Mail Boxes - March 1999

Letter to an attorney representing a college in Massachusetts explaining that, while FERPA would not prohibit a school from sending information to a student at a post office box that the student shares with another student, the school is responsible for taking precautions to prevent the improper disclosure of personally identifiable information from students' education records.