Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA): This foundational federal law protects the privacy of student education records and gives parents (or eligible students) specific rights to access, amend, and control the disclosure of personally identifiable information (PII).
Actionable guideline: You must ensure that PII from education records is not disclosed without written parental consent, except under specific exceptions (e.g., to school officials with a legitimate educational interest, in a health or safety emergency, or as “directory information” if parents have not opted out).