Accessing Student Education Records
DC Office of State Superintendent of Education
Who can apply
or by a party acting for the agency or institution. Local education agencies (LEAs) are the main custodians of these records, not OSSE.
About this opportunity
Education records are considered confidential documents protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), a federal law designed to protect the privacy of, and provide access to, student education records. FERPA gives parents, legal guardians and students age 18 and older certain rights with respect to their education records, including, but not limited to: Education records are defined as those records that contain information directly related to a student and which are maintained by an educational agency or institution or by a party acting for the agency or institution. Local education agencies (LEAs) are the main custodians of these records, not OSSE. Education records include (but may not be limited to): The law gives parents, legal guardians, and students age 18 and ...