How FERPA Fails Parents

Jay Wren says that before his son’s death he begged for a description of his behavior in the dormitory and was told those records were protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA, which shields student grades, health and behavior information. The federal law and the way universities interpret it often pit students’ right to privacy against what some parents deem as their right to know. How schools interpret the law differs. College Parents of America recently began pushing schools to share more about their underage students with parents. Read more at:
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