The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a federal law that protects the privacy rights of student educational records. All schools that receive federal funds from the Department of Education are required to comply with the law. An “educational record” is that which is considered an academic record. Exceptions to a student’s educational record is what FERPA defines as “directory information,” which can be disclosed to third parties without prior consent. Examples of directory information can include the following: name, address, phone number, date/place of birth, participation in official school activities and events, and dates of attendance. Students may submit a written request to restrict the information that can be disclosed. Written requests need to be submitted to the registrar’s office no less than two weeks prior to enrollment at the college. If a written request is submitted after that time to restrict the amount of directory information to be disclosed, the restriction will go into effect from that date forward.