• Family Education Rights and Privacy Act is a federal law that requires confidentiality of student information by telling schools what information it may share, and when and who they may share this information with. It also gives parents the right to consent to the disclosure of their child's personally identifiable information.  

     

    Educational Records - Educational Records are records directly relating to a student that are maintained by the school 

     

    Directory Information - Directory information is educational records that are generally not considered harmful to students if publicly released, such as name, age, address, and grade level.  

     

    Non-Directory Information - Non-directory information is educational records that are more sensitive than directory information such as social security and student ID numbers, grades, disciplinary history, and attendance record.