Which statement accurately reflects consequences for FERPA noncompliance?

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Which statement accurately reflects consequences for FERPA noncompliance?

FERPA governs how schools that receive federal funds handle and disclose student education records. When a school doesn’t comply, the enforcement focus is on the funding relationship: the Department of Education can withhold or terminate federal funding until the school comes into compliance. That is why the statement about losing federal education funding best captures the consequence of noncompliance. Other options aren’t correct because FERPA violations don’t automatically fire teachers, don’t seal student records by default, and penalties do exist (primarily in the form of funding risk rather than a blanket “no penalties”).

FERPA governs how schools that receive federal funds handle and disclose student education records. When a school doesn’t comply, the enforcement focus is on the funding relationship: the Department of Education can withhold or terminate federal funding until the school comes into compliance. That is why the statement about losing federal education funding best captures the consequence of noncompliance. Other options aren’t correct because FERPA violations don’t automatically fire teachers, don’t seal student records by default, and penalties do exist (primarily in the form of funding risk rather than a blanket “no penalties”).

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