FERPA, release of education records only with written parental consent (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)(1))
A school or college that takes federal funds may not release students' education records, or identifiable information from them, without written parental (or adult student) consent, outside the listed exceptions. None of the exceptions covers a sale of records for a buyer's own AI training.
Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“(1) No funds shall be made available under any applicable program to any educational agency or institution which has a policy or practice of permitting the release of education records (or personally identifiable information contained therein other than directory information, as defined in paragraph (5) of subsection (a)) of students without the written consent of their parents to any individual, agency, or organization, other than to the following”
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