Letters of Importance

Letter to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars about the applicability of FERPA to disclosures to the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 

Letter in response to a parent complaint, alleging a School District violated the parent's FERPA rights. 

Letter responding to a parent requesting guidance on provisions in FERPA that govern a parent's opportunity to seek amendment of the education records of a special education student. 

Letter to North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services answering the questions of whether the it qualifies as an "accrediting organization" under FERPA, and whether this allows it to review individual student records in connection with credentialing exams.

Letter to an eligible student answering an inquiry on whether or not a university may refuse to allow the student to enroll because the student refuses to disclose his/her social security number. 

Letter to Northern Lebanon School District providing notification of a parent's complaint of a violation of FERPA rights.

Letter to the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities clarifying FERPA requirements related the National Student Clearinghouse Degree Verify service. 

Letter to the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education regarding record matching for reporting requirements of the Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. 

Letter to the Alabama Department of Education responding to questions on whether FERPA prohibited the sharing of students' immunization records with the state department of health. 

Letter to Pennsylvania Department of Education responding to a request for guidance regarding whether a described memorandum of understanding for access to student records violates the requirements of FERPA.