在高等学校就读或原在校生; regardless of their age or status in regard to parental dependency. Students who have 申请但未就读的院校不享有FERPA规定的权利.

学生有权了解信息的目的、内容和位置 kept as part of their educational records. They have a right to gain access to and challenge the content of their educational records. They have a right to expect that 他们的教育记录中的信息将被保密，只会被披露 with their permission or under provisions of the law. Students have a right to permit 或者防止在他们的教育记录中披露某些信息. Parents 是否有权要求学生对自己的某些信息保密 records.

学生教育档案具体定义为记录、档案、文件 以及其他包含与学生直接相关和维护的信息的材料 by the college or someone acting for the college according to policy. Excluded from 学生教育档案是教学、监督和行政档案 制作者专有的人员及辅助教育人员 除了替身，任何人都不能接触或透露这些信息. 此外，教授或工作人员为他/她自己使用的笔记是 不属于教育记录的一部分，也不属于警察服务记录，申请 未被大学录取的学生记录、校友记录或医生记录， psychiatrists, psychologists, or other recognized professionals. Records relating 被教育机构或机构雇用的个人，而不是作为一名教师 result of his/her status as a student are also excluded. However, employment records 指因学生身份而被雇佣的大学生 are considered educational records.

• 教育人员持有的个人记录或私人笔记 accessible or released to other personnel
• 仅用于执法目的的执法或校园安全记录
• 有关个人被机构雇用的记录(除非雇佣) is contingent on student status)
• 由内科医生、精神科医生、心理学家提供的治疗记录 或其他公认的专业人士或准专业人士，只向个人披露 providing treatment
• 仅包含已获得的个人信息的机构记录 after that person is no longer a student at that institution (i.e., alumni records)

• Any information that pertains to another student
• Financial records of the student's parents
• 在所述条件下的一些保密信件和推荐声明 in FERPA section 99.12.

Institutions may 在不违反FERPA的情况下披露学生的信息 "directory information". This generally includes a student's name, address, telephone 出生日期和地点，专业学习领域，正式参加 认可的运动和活动，运动员的体重和身高，参加日期， degrees and awards received and other similar information. Each institution is required 每年通知出席的学生什么构成目录信息. 本通知还必须提供学生限制学校的程序 from releasing his/her directory information.

• 根据学校章程，拥有“合法教育利益”的学校官员 annual FERPA notification
• 《韦德1946网站》定义的“受抚养学生”的父母
• 司法命令或传票的签发人，允许该机构释放 但是，记录未经学生同意，一般必须“合理努力” be made to notify the student before complying with the order

除了特定的例外情况(如下所列)，学生签署并注明日期的同意书 must be provided by the student before any disclosure is made. The written consent must:

• The student's name
• Name of the student's parent or other family members
• Address of the student or student's family
• 个人标识符，如社会保险号或学号
• 一份个人特征清单，可以很容易地追踪到学生的身份

The exceptions are:

• 致具有合法教育利益的大学教职员工和管理人员 (defined in the college's annual notification)
• To parents of a "dependent student"
• 向联邦、州和地方教育当局提交涉及审计或评估的报告 of compliance with education programs
• In connection with processing Financial Aid
• 为或代表教育机构进行研究的组织
• To accrediting organizations
• 如果学生已正式申请入学参加转学，可以转学院 college.
• To comply with judicial order or subpoena
• Health or safety emergency
• Directory information
• To the student
• 对据称暴力犯罪受害者的纪律听证结果