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[QUOTE="omniorange, post: 2861697, member: 636"]
FERPA covers all sorts of educational records, with the noted exception of medical records which fall under HIPPA guidelines.  An educational record is anything that is maintained by any office or employee of the college that pertains to a student except those that are considered to be "sole possession" notes which are too complicated to discuss in a sports message board thread.

I certainly wouldn't expect or want a football coach discussing academic performance with any parents without guidance and or training from the FERPA officer of the college.   So if there exists an academic record being kept separate and distinct by the coaching staff it is still subject to FERPA regulations and the college can be fined for not adhering to FERPA guidelines regarding these records.  I should tell you that I was the FERPA Officer at my institution until my recent retirement and was responsible for FERPA training to all college employees including coaches as well as the academic certifier for student athletes meeting the respective guidelines to play/continue to play. The institution was not a Division 1 school, but the principles are the same.

Cheers,
Neil
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