EDC Quality Assurance & Compliance 4

Question 1

FERPA defines 'education records' as records that are:

Accepted Answer

Directly related to a student and maintained by an educational agency or institution

Answer

FERPA broadly defines education records as any records directly related to a student and maintained by an educational agency or a party acting for the agency.

Question 2

A school must provide parents with a copy of all evaluation data used to determine eligibility under IDEA. The parents' right to this information stems from:

Accepted Answer

FERPA and IDEA procedural safeguards together

Answer

Both FERPA's right to inspect education records and IDEA's procedural safeguards guarantee parents access to evaluation data used in eligibility decisions.

Question 3

A diagnostician releases a student's evaluation report to an outside therapist without parental consent. This violates:

Accepted Answer

FERPA's prohibition on unauthorized disclosure of education records

Answer

FERPA prohibits schools from disclosing personally identifiable information from education records without written parental consent, except in enumerated exceptions.

Question 4

Which of the following is a legitimate FERPA exception that allows record disclosure WITHOUT parental consent?

Accepted Answer

A school official with a legitimate educational interest

Answer

FERPA permits disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interest as one of the enumerated exceptions to the consent requirement.

Question 5

A diagnostician is asked to serve as an expert witness and share a student's records in a due process hearing. Under IDEA, this disclosure:

Accepted Answer

Is permitted because due process hearings are a legal proceeding involving the student

Answer

IDEA due process hearings are legal proceedings regarding the student, and records may be disclosed to parties involved under both IDEA and applicable FERPA exceptions.

(EDC) Online Educational Diagnostician Certification Practice Test

(EDC) Online Educational Diagnostician Certification Practice Test

EDC Quality Assurance & Compliance 4