Privacy Act (FERPA)

FERPA FORMS

• Authorization to Disclose Educational Record Information
• Request for Non-Disclosure of Directory Information
• Request to Revoke a Previous Authorization

The 1974 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, also known as the Buckley Amendment, is a federal law (20 U.S.C. 1232g) that protects the privacy of a student’s educational record (currently enrolled or formerly enrolled regardless of their age). FERPA applies to all educational institutions receiving funds from the United States Department of Education, from kindergarten through university level. The law grants four specific rights to students:

• the right to see the information that Elizabethtown College has concerning the student
• the right to seek to amendment to those records and in certain cases append a statement to the record
• the right to consent to disclosure of his/her records
• the right to file a complaint with the Department of Education Compliance Office in Washington DC.