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/Institutions/Maryville-College/json/2021-2022/Academic-Catalog.json

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, commonly known as the Buckley Amendment or FERPA, was passed and put not effect in January 1975. The law regulates the use and disclosure of personal information in educational records and permits a student to inspect what material is maintained in those records. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires that personally identifiable information other than “directory information” be released to a third party only with the written permission of the student, except to school officials, including teachers, with a legitimate educational interest.