The college discloses education records without a student’s prior written consent under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. But in the seminal case of Owasso Independent School District v. Policies for Disclosure of Information from Education Records to Parents of Postsecondary Students Source: U.S. Dept of Education What are parents’ and students’ rights under FERPA? Some schools may need assistance in determining whether a health or safety emergency exists in order to know whether a disclosure may be made under FERPA’s health or safety emergency provision. Typically, grades are “personally identifiable information” set forth in education records which are protected from unauthorized disclosure under FERPA. Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA, and allow parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to opt out of directory information disclosures.28 Parents may retain the right to consent to the disclosure of directory information by advising the school they wish to do so.29 Threat assessment teams review incidents of threatening behavior by students (current and former), parents, school employees, or other individuals. FERPA and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) The purpose of this guidance is to answer questions that school officials may have had concerning the disclosure of personally identifiable information from students’ education records to outside entities when addressing the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). 5. FERPA permits the disclosure of PII from students’ education records, without consent of the student, if the disclosure meets certain conditions found in §99.31 of the FERPA regulations. Eligible students have a right to inspect and review the record of disclosures. Under FERPA, parents must provide written consent for disclosures of this information, unless an exception applies. The University discloses education records without a student’s prior written consent under the FERPA exception for disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. The third party must be held accountable to the same standard of protection under FERPA as those generating the original records. Below is a list of disclosures that LMU may make without student consent, in accordance with FERPA: FERPA permits the disclosure of PII from students’ education records, without consent of the student, if the disclosure meets certain conditions. When a student turns 18 years old or enters a postsecondary institution at any age, these rights under FERPA transfer from the student’s parents to the student. Except for disclosures to school officials, disclosures related to some judicial orders or lawfully issued subpoenas, disclosures of directory information, and disclosures to the student, § 99.32 of FERPA regulations requires the institution to record the disclosure. Under FERPA, a […] FERPA permits the disclosure of PII from students’ education records, without consent of the student, if the disclosure meets certain conditions found in §99.31 of the FERPA regulations. “Students can’t see other students’ grades under FERPA.” That depends on who’s grading. Except for disclosures to school officials, disclosures related to some judicial orders or lawfully issued subpoenas, disclosures of directory information, and disclosures to the student, § 99.32 of FERPA regulations require the institution to record the disclosure. Eligible students have a right to inspect and review the record of disclosures.