FERPA is the acronym for the federal statute titled the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act [20 U.S.C. ??1029(f) and 20 U.S.C. ??1232(g)], and is also commonly known as the ???Buckley Amendment.??? This statute protects the privacy of a student???s educational record and prohibits the release of student information to third parties, including the student's parents, absent the student???s con