A parent of a student in Mr. Gable's class sends him an email asking for the final exam scores of the top five students in the class to see how their child's performance compares. According to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), what is Mr. Gable's most appropriate response?
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A
Provide the scores without any student names to maintain anonymity.
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B
Suggest that the parent schedule a conference to discuss the class's overall performance range in a general way.
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C
Politely decline the request, explaining that federal law prohibits the disclosure of any student's education records to others without consent.
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D
Advise the parent to ask their child to get the information from the other students directly.