I was fired for cheating.

<p>FERPA doesn’t cover your employer. That ship has sailed.
Hmm…</p>

<p>[Family</a> Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)](<a href=“http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html]Family”>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA))</p>

<p>Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student’s education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):</p>

<p>[ul]School officials with legitimate educational interest;[/ul]

  • Other schools to which a student is transferring;
  • Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
  • Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;*
  • Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;
  • Accrediting organizations;
  • To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;

[ul]Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.[/ul]</p>

<p>I’m no lawyer but uhmmm but I imagine it won’t be hard for the school to show your employer is one of these appropriate parties…</p>

<p>At best you can take action on the college if you can show they violated this law.</p>

<p>You won’t be able to touch your job.</p>