WHAT IS IT?
The 1974 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232(g), as amended, also known as the Buckley Amendment, is a federal law that protects the privacy of a student’s educational record. FERPA applies to all educational institutions receiving funds from the United States Department of Education, from kindergarten through university level.
At Merryfield Academy, the privacy of academic records is protected by Section 1002.22 of the Florida Statutes.
The U.S. Department of Education and Florida law summarizes the rights afforded to students by FERPA as follow:
Students have the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Merryfield Academy to comply with the requirements of FERPA. Below are the name and the address of the FERPA Compliance Office.
Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-5920
Directory information is the information available about a student that is not considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. While FERPA and state law protect the privacy of educational records, directory information is not treated as confidential and may be disclosed by the Merryfield Academy without student consent unless the student has signed a waiver not to disclose.
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