FERPA
Proper noun
Meaning
FERPA
(education) Initialism of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Anagrams
Examples
FERPA specifically excluded employees of an educational institution if they are not students.
Athletic programs sometimes avoid making formal injury announcements, citing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Additionally, all university employees—including faculty, instructors and staff—must abide by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
And FERPA is invoked as the reason to keep education records private.
FERPA and access to public records The misapplication of FERPA to conceal public records that are not "educational" in nature has been widely criticized, including by the act's primary Senate sponsor.
School district officials and the county District Attorney say they can't talk about this case due to juvenile privacy rights associated with FERPA -- the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act.