FERPA — Student Privacy Compliance Reference

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name: "ferpa"

version: "1.0.0"

description: "FERPA compliance reference — student records privacy, educational rights, consent requirements, and institutional obligations under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Use when handling student data, designing education software, or advising on records disclosure."

author: "BytesAgain"

homepage: "https://bytesagain.com"

source: "https://github.com/bytesagain/ai-skills"

tags: [ferpa, education, privacy, student-records, compliance, legal]

category: "legal"

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# FERPA — Student Privacy Compliance Reference

Quick-reference skill for FERPA requirements, student records handling, and educational privacy compliance.

When to Use

Commands

`intro`

scripts/script.sh intro

Overview of FERPA — scope, history, and key definitions.

`rights`

scripts/script.sh rights

Student and parent rights under FERPA — access, amendment, consent, complaints.

`records`

scripts/script.sh records

What is (and isn't) an education record — definitions and examples.

`directory`

scripts/script.sh directory

Directory information — what can be disclosed without consent.

`exceptions`

scripts/script.sh exceptions

FERPA exceptions — when disclosure is permitted without consent.

`technology`

scripts/script.sh technology

FERPA and technology — cloud services, LMS, edtech vendor agreements.

`penalties`

scripts/script.sh penalties

FERPA enforcement, penalties, and complaint procedures.

`checklist`

scripts/script.sh checklist

FERPA compliance checklist for institutions and vendors.

`help`

scripts/script.sh help

`version`

scripts/script.sh version

Configuration

| Variable | Description |

|----------|-------------|

| `FERPA_DIR` | Data directory (default: ~/.ferpa/) |

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