The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), first enacted in 1974, is a part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR, title 34, part 99). Its purpose is to set out requirements for the protection of privacy of parents and students by determining how educational institutions collect and disseminate educational information. You may be familiar with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act from your experience in high school. However, under FERPA, the “ownership” of the record changes from the parent to the “eligible student” when the student is over the age of 18 or is enrolled in a post-secondary institution – such as Warren County Community College. Students have the right to inspect and review their educational record; the right to request an amendment to their record; and the right to have control over disclosure of their personally identifiable information (such as grades and class schedule).
Since the student is determined to be the “owner” of their educational record, under the last requirement of the provision, we will not release information to anyone other than the student without a written permission and consent from the student. Correspondence that is mailed will be mailed to your student’s permanent or local address.
