34 CFR 99.4 rights of parents + eligible students; 99.5 rights of postsecondary students. Parents hold FERPA rights for students attending K-12 + students younger than 18 at postsecondary level. Rights TRANSFER to the student when: (a) the student attains age 18; OR (b) the student attends a postsecondary institution at any age. Once rights transfer, the student becomes the ELIGIBLE STUDENT + parents lose direct FERPA rights (but may still access records under §99.31(a)(8) if the student is a dependent for IRS tax purposes + the institution chooses to disclose). The transfer is automatic + does not require institutional or parental action; institutions must update records-access procedures upon transfer.
The graph holds this control, the 0 it maps to, and the evidence behind each claim, over MCP and REST.