Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) FERPA-Part99.10_11_12: Right to Inspect and Review (34 CFR 99.10, 99.11, 99.12)

34 CFR 99.10 right to inspect + review; 99.11 fees; 99.12 limitations. RIGHT: parents + eligible students must be permitted to inspect + review the student's education records within 45 days of receipt of a request (or sooner if individual state law shortens the period). The institution must respond to reasonable requests for explanations + interpretations of records + provide copies if circumstances effectively prevent inspection at the institution. FEES: institutions may charge a reasonable fee for copies UNLESS the fee would effectively prevent the exercise of the right of inspection (e.g. low-income family). LIMITATIONS: 99.12 carves out certain records from inspection (e.g. financial records of parents; confidential letters of recommendation submitted before 1 January 1975 + post-1975 if the student has waived the right of inspection of those letters in writing; records of college students containing information about other students which must be redacted or excerpted to comply); the inspection right does not extend to records of other students. PROCEDURE: institutions must publish + follow a documented procedure for receiving + responding to inspection requests including identity verification + reasonable time + location.