{"70119":{"#nid":"70119","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Take a Moment to Refresh FERPA Familiarity","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf a parent contacted you about his student\u2019s grades, would you know how to handle the situation?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cStudent education records are protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act \u2014 known to most as FERPA,\u201d said Georgia Tech Registrar Reta Pikowsky. \u201cTaking a moment to familiarize yourself with this legislation can go a long way in helping you, and the Institute, avoid problems down the road.\u201d \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFERPA is a federal law that applies to all institutions that receive federal funding. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo schedule FERPA training for your office, department, school or college, contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:reta.pikowsky@registrar.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EPikowsky\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlso, more information is available \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.registrar.gatech.edu\/students\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf a parent contacted you about his student\u2019s grades, would you know how to handle the situation?\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"If a parent contacted you about his student\u2019s grades, would you know how to handle the situation?"}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-09-20 13:46:20","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:09","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.registrar.gatech.edu\/students","title":"Registrar"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"14357","name":"Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act"},{"id":"1767","name":"FERPA"},{"id":"14358","name":"Reta Pikowsky"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022reta.pikowsky@registrar.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EReta Pikowsky\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERegistrar\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}