FERPA 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Which of the following is an example of an educational record according to FERPA?
- ✔✔School discipline records. Under FERPA law, employment records, law
enforcement records, medical records, alumni records and sole possession records are
NOT considered educational records.
✔✔When parents or eligible students request inspection and review of education
records, federal law stipulates that the requested information must be provided within: -
✔✔45 days. Federal law stipulates that the requested information must be provided
within 45 days.
✔✔FERPA regulations require that local education agencies provide parents and
currently enrolled eligible students with notification of their rights under FERPA - ✔✔in a
way that's reasonably likely to inform them of their FERPA rights. The law doesn't
require that the annual FERPA notification be provided in person or individually.
✔✔The annual FERPA notification process must ensure that parents understand their
rights to - ✔✔disallow any disclosers of directory information. If parents have disallowed
the sharing of student information, it may not be provided to military recruiters.
✔✔Education records may be released without consent if - ✔✔all personally identifiable
information has been removed. Personally identifiable information includes, but isn't
limited to, student names, addresses and social security numbers.
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✔✔Which of the following is NOT an exception to the prohibition against the release of
personally identifiable information without parental consent? - ✔✔providing relevant
information requested by media outlets. Common exceptions do include working with
officials in safety and health emergencies and complying with lawfully-issued
subpoenas.
✔✔Under FERPA, an "eligible student" - ✔✔is 18 or older or attends a school beyond
high school level.
✔✔Research data for a third party that's easily traceable to a particular student can still
violate FERPA law. - ✔✔True. School districts should use generally accepted statistical
methods to make sure any data reported from research prevents the personal
identification of individual students.
✔✔Sole possession records are records that are - ✔✔Used only as a personal memory
aid. Sole possession records are also kept in the sole possession of the maker and
aren't accessible or revealed to any other person except a temporary substitute for the
maker of the record.
✔✔Which of the following is an example of an educational record according to FERPA?
- ✔✔School discipline records. Under FERPA law, employment records, law
enforcement records, medical records, alumni records and sole possession records are
NOT considered educational records.
✔✔When parents or eligible students request inspection and review of education
records, federal law stipulates that the requested information must be provided within: -
✔✔45 days. Federal law stipulates that the requested information must be provided
within 45 days.
✔✔FERPA regulations require that local education agencies provide parents and
currently enrolled eligible students with notification of their rights under FERPA - ✔✔in a
way that's reasonably likely to inform them of their FERPA rights. The law doesn't
require that the annual FERPA notification be provided in person or individually.
✔✔The annual FERPA notification process must ensure that parents understand their
rights to - ✔✔disallow any disclosers of directory information. If parents have disallowed
the sharing of student information, it may not be provided to military recruiters.
✔✔Education records may be released without consent if - ✔✔all personally identifiable
information has been removed. Personally identifiable information includes, but isn't
limited to, student names, addresses and social security numbers.
Next
✔✔Which of the following is NOT an exception to the prohibition against the release of
personally identifiable information without parental consent? - ✔✔providing relevant
information requested by media outlets. Common exceptions do include working with
officials in safety and health emergencies and complying with lawfully-issued
subpoenas.
✔✔Under FERPA, an "eligible student" - ✔✔is 18 or older or attends a school beyond
high school level.
✔✔Research data for a third party that's easily traceable to a particular student can still
violate FERPA law. - ✔✔True. School districts should use generally accepted statistical
methods to make sure any data reported from research prevents the personal
identification of individual students.
✔✔Sole possession records are records that are - ✔✔Used only as a personal memory
aid. Sole possession records are also kept in the sole possession of the maker and
aren't accessible or revealed to any other person except a temporary substitute for the
maker of the record.
