In plain terms. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 protects the privacy of student education records, restricting disclosure without consent and granting access and amendment rights. It is the principal federal student-data privacy law and a key compliance regime for education-sector contractors and ed-tech providers.
Citation. Pub. L. 93-380 (Aug. 21, 1974); 20 U.S.C. § 1232g.
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