FERPA Student Records Practice Test

The inclusion of health information in education records is determined by who maintains that information. If it is maintained by the educational institution, then it is considered part of the education records under FERPA. This means that school health records, which are created and maintained by a school or educational institution, fall under the definition of education records and are therefore protected by FERPA regulations. As such, these records would require the same level of confidentiality and access rights as other educational records, such as grades or transcripts. Other options misunderstand the relationship between health information and educational records under FERPA, but the key principle is that when the institution holds that health information, it becomes part of the overall educational record.