united-states ferpa
Is there something else that protects young students who aren&#39;t eligible for FERPA?
<p>So I was recently reading about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). After a bit of reading, I saw this:</p>
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<p>FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are &quot;eligible students.&quot;</p>
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<p>If FERPA only protects students above High School and/or students over the age of 18, what would protect students in Elementary, Middle, and High School?</p>

<p>FERPA protects the privacy of students' records, irrespective of their age or grade level. Age is generally only relevant in determining who can assert those privacy rights.</p>
<p>When you enter school at age 5 or whatever, your parents make your privacy decisions for you. When you turn 18, you become an &quot;eligible student,&quot; i.e., eligible to assert or waive your privacy rights without parental oversight.</p>
