34 C.F.R. § 99.10

What rights exist for a parent or eligible student to inspect and review education records?

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(a) Except as limited under § 99.12, a parent or eligible student must be given the opportunity to inspect and review the student's education records. This provision applies to—

(1) Any educational agency or institution; and

(2) Any State educational agency (SEA) and its components.

(i) For the purposes of subpart B of this part, an SEA and its components constitute an educational agency or institution.

(ii) An SEA and its components are subject to subpart B of this part if the SEA maintains education records on students who are or have been in attendance at any school of an educational agency or institution subject to the Act and this part.

(b) The educational agency or institution, or SEA or its component, shall comply with a request for access to records within a reasonable period of time, but not more than 45 days after it has received the request.

(c) The educational agency or institution, or SEA or its component shall respond to reasonable requests for explanations and interpretations of the records.

(d) If circumstances effectively prevent the parent or eligible student from exercising the right to inspect and review the student's education records, the educational agency or institution, or SEA or its component, shall—

(1) Provide the parent or eligible student with a copy of the records requested; or

(2) Make other arrangements for the parent or eligible student to inspect and review the requested records.

(e) The educational agency or institution, or SEA or its component shall not destroy any education records if there is an outstanding request to inspect and review the records under this section.

(f) While an education agency or institution is not required to give an eligible student access to treatment records under paragraph (b)(4) of the definition of Education records in § 99.3, the student may have those records reviewed by a physician or other appropriate professional of the student's choice.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(1) (A) and (B)) [53 FR 11943, Apr. 11, 1988, as amended at 61 FR 59296, Nov. 21, 1996]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: Taylor v. Vermont Dep't of Educ., 313 F.3d 768 (2d Cir. 2002).

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Taylor v. Vermont Dep't of Educ., 313 F.3d 768 (2d Cir. 2002). “]” 34 C.F.R. § 99.10 (d)(1). "The educational agency .”

C.s.a, V. Bellevue Sch. Dist. No 405 (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “No funds shall be made available under any applicable program to any educational agency or institution which has a policy of denying, or which effectively prevents, the parents of students who are or have been in attendance at a school of such agency or at such institution, as…”

Clark Cnty. Sch. Dist. v. Dist. Ct. (angalia B.), 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 58 (Nev. 2025). · cites it 2× “029(1); see also 34 C.F.R. § 99.10 ([A] parent or eligible student must be given the opportunity to inspect and review the student’s education records.”

Ricard v. USD 475 Geary Cnty., KS Sch. Bd. (D. Kan. 2022). “See 34 C.F.R. § 99.10 (a) 9 Under FERPA, an education record is a record that is “directly related” to a student and that is “maintained” by a school or party “acting for” the school.”

Mirabelli v. Olson (S.D. Cal. 2023). “FERPA requires 23 schools to provide parents the opportunity and the right to inspect and review their child’s 24 education records (34 CFR 99.10 - 99.12). FERPA speaks to the Congressional elevation 25 of the importance of parents being involved in their child’s education.”

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