FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT FERPA
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Right to Consent to the Disclosure of Education Records - ✔✔As originally enacted,
covered institutions could not have a policy of permitting the release of personally
identifiable records or files or personal information contained therein)or a policy or
practice of furnishing, in any form, any personally identifiable information contained in
personal school records unless there is written consent from parents specifying records
to be released, reasons for release, and parties to whom records may be released.
✔✔How did the 1990 Campus Security Act impact the rule of prior written consent? -
✔✔Post-secondary institutions may disclose to an alleged victim of any crime of
violence (as defined in U.S. Code Title 18, § 16) the results of any disciplinary
proceeding conducted by the institution against the alleged perpetrator of the crime,
regardless of the outcome of the proceeding. Congress amended this provision in the
Higher Education Amendments of 1998 by including "non-forcible sex offenses" and
clarifying that only "final results" may be disclosed (i.e., name of student perpetrator,
violation committed, and sanction imposed. Written consent is still required to disclose
the name of any other student).
✔✔How did the 2000 Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act impact FERPA? - ✔✔The
statute is intended to ensure that an educational institution may disclose information
concerning registered sex offenders provided to it under State sex offender registration
and community notification programs.
✔✔How does FERPA define "Educational Record? - ✔✔Educational records include,
but are not limited to:
• Grades/GPA
• Student's Class Schedule
• Test Scores
• Academic Standing
• Academic Transcripts
✔✔FERPA, Minor Students & Parents? - ✔✔FERPA rights to privacy transfer to the
student at age 18 or once he or she attends a post-secondary institution, regardless of
age.
Parents (including legal guardians) may obtain educational record information, at the
discretion of the University, if they can provide the Registrar's Office with copies of tax
return documents establishing the student as a financial dependent or by obtaining the
student's written and signed consent.
FERPA has given colleges/universities the option to notify parents/guardians about
specific types of information from a student's judicial record
, ✔✔To whom can the University disclose without written consent? - ✔✔• Personnel
within the University/institution that have a legitimate educational interest.
• School officials at other institutions where the student is seeking to enroll.
• Personnel or organizations determining financial aid decisions or providing financial
aid to the student.
• Parents of students where the student status is determined as a dependent under IRS
code of 1986, section 152.
• Accrediting organizations in the performance of their accrediting duties.
• Persons in compliance with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena. The institution
shall first make reasonable attempt to notify the student, unless the subpoena is issued
from a federal grand jury, or issued for a law-enforcement purpose, and orders the
University not to notify the student.
• Persons in an emergency, if the knowledge or information is necessary to protect the
health or safety of the student or person.
• This is not a comprehensive list
✔✔The following is a list of items FERPA does not consider educational records;
therefore are not subject to a student's request for review: - ✔✔• Law-enforcement
records
• Records maintained exclusively for individuals in their capacity as employees. Records
of those who are employed as a result of their status as students (e.g., work-study,
student workers, etc.), however, are considered educational records.
• Medical treatment records
• Alumni records
• Sole source notes (notes created and maintained by you, meant for your personal use
exclusively)
• Doctor-patient privileged records
✔✔A student's FERPA rights to inspect, amend, or prevent distribution of their records
begin at the age of 18. True or False - ✔✔False, their rights begin as soon as they
begin taking classes/enrolled at an institution of higher education/secondary education
✔✔A student who has requested non-disclosure of all directory information makes the
Dean's List and her name appears on the UCF website. Since this is an academic
honor, there has been no FERPA violation. True or False - ✔✔False- releasing the
student's information on the Dean's list is a FERPA violation because the student
requested a Non-disclosure of directory information. Directory information is data or
information,in which its disclosure is generally not considered to be harmful or an
invasion of privacy.
Examples of Directory Information include:
Name
Mailing Address
Phone Number
Date of Birth
Major
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Right to Consent to the Disclosure of Education Records - ✔✔As originally enacted,
covered institutions could not have a policy of permitting the release of personally
identifiable records or files or personal information contained therein)or a policy or
practice of furnishing, in any form, any personally identifiable information contained in
personal school records unless there is written consent from parents specifying records
to be released, reasons for release, and parties to whom records may be released.
✔✔How did the 1990 Campus Security Act impact the rule of prior written consent? -
✔✔Post-secondary institutions may disclose to an alleged victim of any crime of
violence (as defined in U.S. Code Title 18, § 16) the results of any disciplinary
proceeding conducted by the institution against the alleged perpetrator of the crime,
regardless of the outcome of the proceeding. Congress amended this provision in the
Higher Education Amendments of 1998 by including "non-forcible sex offenses" and
clarifying that only "final results" may be disclosed (i.e., name of student perpetrator,
violation committed, and sanction imposed. Written consent is still required to disclose
the name of any other student).
✔✔How did the 2000 Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act impact FERPA? - ✔✔The
statute is intended to ensure that an educational institution may disclose information
concerning registered sex offenders provided to it under State sex offender registration
and community notification programs.
✔✔How does FERPA define "Educational Record? - ✔✔Educational records include,
but are not limited to:
• Grades/GPA
• Student's Class Schedule
• Test Scores
• Academic Standing
• Academic Transcripts
✔✔FERPA, Minor Students & Parents? - ✔✔FERPA rights to privacy transfer to the
student at age 18 or once he or she attends a post-secondary institution, regardless of
age.
Parents (including legal guardians) may obtain educational record information, at the
discretion of the University, if they can provide the Registrar's Office with copies of tax
return documents establishing the student as a financial dependent or by obtaining the
student's written and signed consent.
FERPA has given colleges/universities the option to notify parents/guardians about
specific types of information from a student's judicial record
, ✔✔To whom can the University disclose without written consent? - ✔✔• Personnel
within the University/institution that have a legitimate educational interest.
• School officials at other institutions where the student is seeking to enroll.
• Personnel or organizations determining financial aid decisions or providing financial
aid to the student.
• Parents of students where the student status is determined as a dependent under IRS
code of 1986, section 152.
• Accrediting organizations in the performance of their accrediting duties.
• Persons in compliance with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena. The institution
shall first make reasonable attempt to notify the student, unless the subpoena is issued
from a federal grand jury, or issued for a law-enforcement purpose, and orders the
University not to notify the student.
• Persons in an emergency, if the knowledge or information is necessary to protect the
health or safety of the student or person.
• This is not a comprehensive list
✔✔The following is a list of items FERPA does not consider educational records;
therefore are not subject to a student's request for review: - ✔✔• Law-enforcement
records
• Records maintained exclusively for individuals in their capacity as employees. Records
of those who are employed as a result of their status as students (e.g., work-study,
student workers, etc.), however, are considered educational records.
• Medical treatment records
• Alumni records
• Sole source notes (notes created and maintained by you, meant for your personal use
exclusively)
• Doctor-patient privileged records
✔✔A student's FERPA rights to inspect, amend, or prevent distribution of their records
begin at the age of 18. True or False - ✔✔False, their rights begin as soon as they
begin taking classes/enrolled at an institution of higher education/secondary education
✔✔A student who has requested non-disclosure of all directory information makes the
Dean's List and her name appears on the UCF website. Since this is an academic
honor, there has been no FERPA violation. True or False - ✔✔False- releasing the
student's information on the Dean's list is a FERPA violation because the student
requested a Non-disclosure of directory information. Directory information is data or
information,in which its disclosure is generally not considered to be harmful or an
invasion of privacy.
Examples of Directory Information include:
Name
Mailing Address
Phone Number
Date of Birth
Major
