The Washington state center for childhood deafness and hearing loss implements policy contained in this chapter in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232(g); 34 C.F.R. Part 99 (FERPA). This law establishes that the education records of students attending or having attended the school for the deaf (school) are confidential and can be released only with written permission of the parent (or adult student). The primary rights of parents and adult students under FERPA are:

(1) To inspect and review education records;

(2) To request amendment of education records; and

(3) To have some control over the disclosure of information from education records.