The Act also amended the exception to FERPA's general consent rule that allows schools to disclose personally identifiable information from students' education records without consent if the disclosure is necessary to comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena.
FERPA prohibits the release of personally identifiable information without parental consent.
The studies exception to FERPA allows for disclosure of PII without consent to “organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, educational agencies or institutions.” The “for, or on behalf of” language indicates that the educational agency or institution to which the PII relates wants and agrees to the study ...
Final answer: School officials can release identifiable information without parental consent when required by law, in emergencies or to school officials with legitimate interests.
Directory information. Schools may disclose, without consent, directory information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance.
A school may disclose personally identifiable information from education records without consent under the following circumstances: Education records may be disclosed to school officials within the school, such as teachers, who have a legitimate educational interest in the information.
There are several exceptions in FERPA that allow schools to share information without consent, including with parents. The most common exception related to this issue allows schools to share records with a parent if the student is a dependent of the parent for tax purposes under IRS tax rules.
FERPA requires that a consent for disclosure of education records be signed and dated, specify the records that may be disclosed, state the purpose of the disclosure, and identify the party or class of parties to whom the disclosure may be made.
Example: Sharing a student's grades, disciplinary records, or personal information with someone who doesn't have a legitimate educational interest or without the student's consent.