The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (also sometimes referred to as the Buckley Amendment), is a federal law regarding the privacy of student records and the obligations of the institution, primarily in the areas of release of the records and the access provided to these records. Any educational institution that receives funds under any program administered by the U.S. Secretary of Education is bound by FERPA requirements. Institutions that fail to comply with FERPA may have funds administered by the Secretary of Education withheld.

Lyon College's policies and forms regarding FERPA are available for download below. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the files. You may obtain the free reader by going to www.adobe.com.

Policy on Confidentiality of Records and the Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)

Student Consent to Release Educational Records

Parents Request for Educational Records