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FERAA Act Case Study

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Protecting students educational and privacy rights is vitally important. Understanding FERPA will help me as an advisor in the future when I am talking with students and if they have specific questions on their rights, I can give them the correct information. As an example, US Department of Education (2017) explains that in order for a school to give information about a student to parent, written consent from the student as to be given before any information is released (US Department of Education, 2017). As an advisor, this information is critical for me to know when someone is requesting information on their child behalf. Understanding what is allowed and not allowed in the FERPA ACT is helpful for me as an advisor because I can give students information and understanding of what are their rights and how they can request information in their file. Students have a right to inspect and review their files and change those records if something is not correct. Advisors have the responsibility of helping students through this process if they need to know more information or clarification about their educational records. As an advisor, if a student has a concern about their education records and make me aware that …show more content…

As an advisor, my experience in solving issues or problems with students’ records, yet it is transcripts or just an incorrect address, I should know who or what needs to be done to correct this information. As an example, correct records of students information is very important to the university, having experience in knowing how to and what to look for when checking records can help the university with maintain accuracy of students information. Overall, if students are sent to my office about their transcripts, class schedules mix-ups, degrees, awards, honors, and etc.…I can correct things that are under my job title or refer them to the office that handles their particular

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