Check Your FERPA Knowledge (Student Employee)

A faculty member emails a student employee to discuss the grades of a current student. Can this email conversation be requested as part of a student FERPA request?

A former student has the same right to inspect and review their record as a student that is currently enrolled at the university.

Faculty and staff have the right to inspect any education record of any student.

An instructor asks a student employee to provide all records on a specific student. Which action best describes compliance with FERPA?

An individual arrives in your office claiming to be the parent of a student. The individual states that due to a recent phone conversation, they believe their child to be suicidal and is demanding the student’s current mailing address. The student has restricted the release of their directory information. Can the student’s address be disclosed to the parent?

A guardian comes in to inquire about a program. They later disclose that they want to know which program their student is attending. They also want information on the program their student is attending. Can you release the student’s enrollment information?