PPD45: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)—an Overview

This workshop will present an overview of the federal law (FERPA) that regulates the release of, and access to, student information at Boston University.

What you will learn:
Who should have access to student information?
Does a student have the right to access his/her own information?
What student information can I communicate to other?  What is Directory Information?
Can I communicate with Parents?  What is the ‘new’ BU policy?
….with student consent?  without student consent?

Who should attend:
Faculty and staff who have access to student information and interact with students, parents, other departments and the general public.

Richard Rook, Office of the Registrar

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Human Resources Training Room (25 Buick Street, Second Floor)