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• Educational Records
• Public Records
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• Who Can Access
• Be Careful . .
• Location of Records
• Problems or Questions
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Your Rights As a Student

FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974

FERPA governs and protects students' rights to their individual educational records. The primary rights protected under FERPA are:

• Students' rights to review and inspect their educational records;
  
  
• Students' rights to have their educational records amended or corrected;
  
  
• Students' rights to control disclosure of certain portions of their educational records