Word: ferpa
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...neglected to mention that students are also entitled to see the reports about them. Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), also known as the Buckley Amendment, students have a right to see virtually any report placed in their files. The law has no provision for students to waive their rights to general evaluations made by proctors or professors...
...past, Harvard has tried to narrowly interpret students' rights under FERPA. Students interested in examining or copying their evaluations should be aware that the U.S. Department of Education has rejected Harvard's position and ordered the University to comply with the law. Joshua A. Gerstein...
Gerstein filed the complaint under the federalFamily Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)when his request to see his summary sheets wasdenied by the Admissions Office early last year onthe grounds that the documents are confidential...
...FERPA does not require an institution tomaintain anything," Rooker said. "It's only[required] that they give access to what they domaintain that meets the description of aneducation record...
...They did exactly what they were required to dounder FERPA," he said. "We've had no complaintssince then, and we have no reason to question thatthere...