FERPA protects

FERPA protects

• A. Privacy of students education records
• B. Privacy of campus facilities
• C. Confidentiality of grades
• D. Privacy of library records

Answer: (A)

FERPA protects the privacy of students' education records. This federal law governs who can access those records and under what circumstances, safeguarding information such as grades, transcripts, class schedules, and other educational data from unauthorized disclosure. Since grades are part of education records, the broader protection of education records best captures what FERPA covers. The other options point to areas not the focus of FERPA—campus facilities privacy or library records aren’t the primary scope, and guarding only grades is narrower than the full protection of student education records.

FERPA protects the privacy of students' education records. This federal law governs who can access those records and under what circumstances, safeguarding information such as grades, transcripts, class schedules, and other educational data from unauthorized disclosure. Since grades are part of education records, the broader protection of education records best captures what FERPA covers. The other options point to areas not the focus of FERPA—campus facilities privacy or library records aren’t the primary scope, and guarding only grades is narrower than the full protection of student education records.