FERPA

Student Information Privacy

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that gives parents certain protections with regard to their children’s education records, such as report cards, transcripts, disciplinary records, contact and family information, and class schedules. As a parent, you have the right to review your child’s education records and to request changes under limited circumstances.

Each year, Hawaii public schools are required to notify parents of their rights under FERPA. These rights are generally broken into four sections. Here is a brief description of FERPA rights:

The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the request.
The right to request the amendment of the student's education records that the parent, guardian, or eligible student believe are inaccurate or misleading.
The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests.
The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the school to comply with the requirements of FERPA.

Parent Notification translations are available in: Cebuano (Visayan), Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Chuukese, Hawaiian, Ilokano, Japanese, Korean, Kosraean, Marshallese, Pohnpeian, Samoan, Spanish, Tagalog, Tongan and Vietnamese.

Know your privacy rights as they apply to:

student record information;
directory information;
surveys and other information collection;
military recruitment information.

For more information on your privacy rights, the laws that protect them, and how to exercise your rights, contact your school administrator or visit http://bit.ly/FERPAHI.