FERPA was enacted in which year?

FERPA was enacted in which year?

• A. 1974
• B. 1984
• C. 1994
• D. 2004

Answer: (A)

FERPA protects the privacy of student education records and gives rights to parents and eligible students regarding access and consent to disclosures. The year it was enacted is 1974, which is when these protections were first created and codified. The other listed years are later than the original enactment and do not represent when FERPA began; they may correspond to later amendments or other laws, but they do not change the fact that FERPA’s initial enactment occurred in 1974.

FERPA protects the privacy of student education records and gives rights to parents and eligible students regarding access and consent to disclosures. The year it was enacted is 1974, which is when these protections were first created and codified. The other listed years are later than the original enactment and do not represent when FERPA began; they may correspond to later amendments or other laws, but they do not change the fact that FERPA’s initial enactment occurred in 1974.