CSET Regulatory Compliance & Legal Framework 3 ā Questions and Answers
Question 1: FERPAāthe law protecting student education recordsāstands for:
- Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (Correct answer)
- Federal Educational Records Protection Act
- Family Education Records and Privacy Amendment
Correct answer: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FERPA stands for the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, enacted in 1974 to protect the privacy of student education records.
Question 2: Under FERPA, the right to access and amend a student's education records transfers from parents to the student when the student:
- Graduates from high school
- Turns 18 or enrolls in a postsecondary institution (Correct answer)
- Obtains a driver's license
- Is declared legally emancipated only
Correct answer: Turns 18 or enrolls in a postsecondary institution
At age 18 or upon enrollment in a postsecondary institution, students become 'eligible students' and hold FERPA rights themselves.
Question 3: Which of the following is considered 'directory information' that schools may disclose without consent under FERPA?
- Student GPA and class rank
- Student's disciplinary records
- Student's name, address, and participation in school activities (Correct answer)
- Student's IEP or 504 plan
Correct answer: Student's name, address, and participation in school activities
Directory information typically includes name, address, telephone number, and participation in activitiesāschools must notify families and allow opt-out.
Question 4: The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) primarily protects students in relation to:
- Physical searches of student lockers
- Surveys, analyses, or marketing activities conducted on students (Correct answer)
- Mandatory standardized testing
- Student placement in special education
Correct answer: Surveys, analyses, or marketing activities conducted on students
PPRA requires parental consent before students participate in certain federally funded surveys or activities that collect sensitive personal information.
Question 5: Under FERPA, which of the following is NOT an 'education record'?
- Grades entered into the school's information system
- Attendance records maintained by the district
- Personal notes kept by a teacher solely for their own use and not shared (Correct answer)
- Transcripts requested by a college
Correct answer: Personal notes kept by a teacher solely for their own use and not shared
Sole-possession recordsāpersonal notes not shared with others and not accessible to anyone elseāare excluded from FERPA's definition of education records.
Question 6: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits:
- Racial discrimination in federally funded education programs
- Sex discrimination in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance (Correct answer)
- Age discrimination against students over 21
- Language discrimination against English-language learners
Correct answer: Sex discrimination in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance
Title IX bans sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs, covering academics, athletics, hiring, and sexual harassment.
Question 7: When can a school share student education records with another school without parental consent under FERPA?
- Only if the student requests it
- When the student is transferring and the records relate to enrollment or transfer (Correct answer)
- Whenever a school administrator deems it appropriate
- Only after the student turns 21
Correct answer: When the student is transferring and the records relate to enrollment or transfer
FERPA permits disclosure to schools where a student seeks to enroll or is enrolled, as long as the purpose relates to enrollment or transfer.
CSET Regulatory Compliance & Legal Framework 3
FERPAāthe law protecting student education recordsāstands for: