Which of the following is an example of an educational record according to FERPA?

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Under FERPA, an educational record is information directly related to a student that is maintained by the school or a party acting for the school. School discipline records fit this description perfectly because they are official records kept by the school that document a student’s conduct as part of the student’s educational records. They are treated like other education records and come with the same rights of access and protection.

Personal notes a teacher keeps solely for their own use aren’t education records because they’re not maintained by the school for the student’s educational purposes. Private emails between parents aren’t school records either, so they don’t fall under FERPA’s education-record scope. Student grades are indeed education records as well, but the example here clearly illustrating an official, school-maintained record tied to the student is the discipline file.