FERPA Consent for Release Form
FERPA (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all educational agencies and institutions that receive funds under any program administered by the Secretary of Education ("Department"
FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records at schools towhich FERPA applies. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a postsecondary institution at any age ("eligible student" Under FERPA, a parent or eligible student must provide a signed and dated written consent before a school discloses education records or personally identifiable information from education records. 34 CFR § 99.30. See 34 CFR § 99.3 for the definition of "personally identifiable information." Exceptions to the general consent requirement are set forth in § 99.31 of the FERPA regulations. The term "education records" is defined as those records that are: (1) directly related to a student; and (2) maintained by an educational agency or institution, or by a party acting for the agency or institution. See 34 CFR § 99.3 for the definition of "education records." Accordingly, immunization and other health records, as well as records on services provided to students under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), that are directly related to a student and maintained by a school are "education records" under FERPA.