Parent’s right on college student grades?

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[T]he rights under FERPA transfer from the parents to the student, once the student turns 18 years old or enters a postsecondary institution at any age. However, although the rights under FERPA have now transferred to the student, **a school may disclose information from an “eligible student’s” education records to the parents of the student, without the student’s consent, if the student is a dependent for tax purposes. Neither the age of the student nor the parent’s status as a custodial parent is relevant. If a student is claimed as a dependent by either parent for tax purposes, then either parent may have access under this provision.<a href=“34%20CFR%20%C2%A7%2099.31(a)(8).”>/b</a>

Source: [FPCO</a> Frequently Asked Questions<a href=“emphasis%20added”>/url</a></p>

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§ 99.31 Under what conditions is prior consent not required to disclose information?</p>

<p>(a) An educational agency or institution may disclose personally identifiable information from an education record of a student without the consent required by §99.30 if the disclosure meets one or more of the following conditions:</p>

<p>(1) The disclosure is to other school officials, including teachers, within the agency or institution whom the agency or institution has determined to have legitimate educational interests.</p>

<p>(2) The disclosure is, subject to the requirements of §99.34, to officials of another school, school system, or institution of postsecondary education where the student seeks or intends to enroll.</p>

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<p>(4)(i) The disclosure is in connection with financial aid for which the student has applied or which the student has received, … </p>

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<p>(8) The disclosure is to parents, as defined in §99.3, of a dependent student, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Source: [url=<a href=“http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=92bd433df8fef49a890e18dbd019a97a;rgn=div8;view=text;node=34%3A1.1.1.1.33.4.138.2;idno=34;cc=ecfr]Electronic”>http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=92bd433df8fef49a890e18dbd019a97a;rgn=div8;view=text;node=34%3A1.1.1.1.33.4.138.2;idno=34;cc=ecfr]Electronic</a> Code of Federal Regulations:](<a href=“http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/faq.html]FPCO”>http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/faq.html)</p>