FERPA protects the privacy of student education records and applies to all schools that receive public funds. Student records include transcripts, class schedules, class rankings, transcript reports, report cards, and more. The law deals with who can access student records and when they can be released. Access is generally restricted to parents (if students are under the age of 18), school officials, those working on behalf of the school, and those who are authorized by the student to view the records. The student explicitly states that they will be kept private. These include:

-Name

– Email address

– Phone number

– Name of the school and specialty.

– Date and place of birth

– Weight and height

– Degrees and awards

– Educational institution you most recently attended

– Participation in clubs, sports and other school activities.

– Attendance dates

– Permanent address

So how can you find people using FERPA? The information that can be disclosed, called directory information, is a form of public record. As such, sites that specialize in reverse phone lookups can search databases that contain this information (again, students can request that this information remain private). Reverse phone lookup sites have access to millions of databases, and when you do a search, FERPA information is tracked. However, you cannot access grade information or any other non-disclosable records. It is another way that reverse phone lookups can collect information for use regarding phone numbers.

To make use of the many databases and public information sources accessible through reverse phone lookup sites, search for a phone number. You will have fast and legal access to a variety of useful information.