Technical Glossary
FERPA Education Compliance
Exact Definition
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law in the United States that protects the privacy of student education records, restricting access to authorized school officials.
Architectural Deep Dive
FERPA compliance applies to all educational software handling student records, grades, and enrollments. Software systems must restrict student data access to verified teachers, administrators, and parents using strict multi-factor authentication (MFA) and row-level database controls.
The ERPStack Approach
We design FERPA-compliant database systems for EdTech clients, implementing database-level schema isolation and strict user access tracking.