Letters of Importance

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) provides certain rights to parents and eligible students, including the right to seek to have education records amended. This infographic explains the various pathways for amending an education record, and provides links for more details.

This guidance document has been rescinded. An updated version will be forthcoming.
 

This 2025 letter of finding sent to the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District addresses a parent’s complaint under FERPA regarding access to certain education records related to their student.

This letter is meant to inform State Education Agencies about their responsibilities regarding federal privacy laws including FERPA and PPRA.

This letter is meant to inform Local Education Agencies about their responsibilities regarding federal privacy laws including FERPA and PPRA.

Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding the applicability of FERPA to the disclosure of personally identifiable information for students’ education records used to automatically enroll eligible children in the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program (Summer EBT). 

This printable infographic provides simple tips for increasing cybersecurity readiness, cyber-awareness, and strategies to help teachers and school administrators recognize and defeat cyber threats and protect students’ and staff privacy.

This letter is in response to an inquiry regarding the point at which a student is considered "in attendance" for the purposes of FERPA.