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Electronic Code of Federal Regulations: <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecfr.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Ftext-idx%3FSID%3Dc372efef49f7659ea9397da901b0ab0a%26mc%3Dtrue%26node%3Dpt34.1.98%26rgn%3Ddiv5&data=05%7C02%7Crwalker%40aemcorp.com%7C9d584c84155d47d211f708dc6f65781a%7C7a41925ef6974f7cbec30470887ac752%7C0%7C0%7C638507728843624818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BQzcXQhv5FMPAEyhLHk4IzDuemcQED0F76KHRfLOxjg%3D&reserved=0">Title 34, Part 98--Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment</a></p><p>Since the enactment of  these regulations in September 1984, there have been significant amendments to section 445 of GEPA by the  <em>No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 </em>(NCLB) passed in 2002, Pub. L. 107-110, and by <em>Goals 2000:  Educate America Act</em>, Pub. L. 103-227, passed in 1994.  The regulations do not reflect these most recent amendments to PPRA, and certain provisions in the current regulations are superseded by these statutory amendments.  The current statute can be found at <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.govinfo.gov%2Fcontent%2Fpkg%2FUSCODE-2010-title20%2Fpdf%2FUSCODE-2010-title20-chap31-subchapIII-part4-sec1232h.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Crwalker%40aemcorp.com%7C9d584c84155d47d211f708dc6f65781a%7C7a41925ef6974f7cbec30470887ac752%7C0%7C0%7C638507728843636568%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=GqRGbbkHWslOwd7qjBc21lNFB9DjM3qVaHTEbSmsqLo%3D&reserved=0">https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2010-title20/pdf/USCODE-2010-title20-chap31-subchapIII-part4-sec1232h.pdf</a></p><p>To learn more about PPRA, please refer to the <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstudentprivacy.ed.gov%2Fresources%2Fprotection-pupil-rights-amendment-ppra-general-guidance&data=05%7C02%7Crwalker%40aemcorp.com%7C9d584c84155d47d211f708dc6f65781a%7C7a41925ef6974f7cbec30470887ac752%7C0%7C0%7C638507728843646236%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=F3NK6Xk7urUnM8xz1RWzJ4%2BsEjBUoBMgbnFuJuhDLnE%3D&reserved=0">PPRA General Guidance</a>.</p><p>Parents and eligible students who wish to file a complaint under PPRA may do so on the <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstudentprivacy.ed.gov%2Ffile-a-complaint&data=05%7C02%7Crwalker%40aemcorp.com%7C9d584c84155d47d211f708dc6f65781a%7C7a41925ef6974f7cbec30470887ac752%7C0%7C0%7C638507728843656971%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BSEI0v8MGcEmzbIBm8K7sAzO8p74ElGJFtT25X1TozU%3D&reserved=0">File a Complaint</a> page.</p></div> <section> </section> </article> </section> </div> </section> <aside class="col-sm-6 col-md-3" role="complementary"> </aside>  <aside class="col-sm-6 col-md-3" role="complementary"> <div class="well region region-sidebar-second"> <div class="views-element-container block block-block" id="block-views-block-resources-featured-block-featured-resources"> <h2 class="block-title">Featured Resources</h2> <div class="form-group"><div class="view view-resources-featured view-id-resources_featured view-display-id-block_featured_resources js-view-dom-id-a2e0ce67261c23587cbd554868101cc033232716b0b324bcae344a011fa769e0"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row"> <article id="node-496" class=" clearfix" data-history-node-id="496"> <header> <h3><a href="/resources/parent-guide-family-educational-rights-and-privacy-act-ferpa"> <span>A Parent Guide to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act or FERPA provides certain rights for parents regarding their children’s education records. 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