• The disclosure is to officials of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B participating agencies for purposes of meeting a requirement of IDEA Part B except as otherwise provided in this framework;

• The disclosure is to other school officials, including teachers, within the agency or institution whom the agency or institution has determined to have legitimate educational interests, including when:

• Providing to each teacher who provides instruction to a child with disabilities the relevant sections of the child's current individualized education program (IEP);

• Informing each teacher of specific responsibilities relating to implementing the IEP, such as goals and benchmarks, and of needed accommodations, modifications, and supports for the child; or

• Disclosing from the education records of a student appropriate information concerning disciplinary action taken against the student for conduct that posed a significant risk to the safety or well-being of that student, other students, or other members of the school community to teachers and school officials who have a legitimate educational interest in the behavior of the student;

• The disclosure is to officials of another school, school system, or institution of postsecondary education where the student seeks or intends to enroll, is enrolled or is receiving services, subject to the CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO OTHER EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES OR INSTITUTIONS;

• The disclosure is to authorized representatives listed in the CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION FOR FEDERAL OR STATE PROGRAM PURPOSES;

• The disclosure is in connection with financial aid for which the student has applied or which the student has received, if the information is necessary for such purposes as to:

• Determine eligibility for the aid;

• Determine the amount of the aid;

• Determine the conditions for the aid; or

• Enforce the terms and conditions of the aid;

• Unless further limited by State law, the disclosure is to State and local officials or authorities to whom this information is specifically:

• Allowed to be reported or disclosed pursuant to a State statute adopted before November 19, 1974, if the allowed reporting or disclosure concerns the juvenile justice system and the system's ability to effectively serve the student whose records are released; or

• Allowed to be reported or disclosed pursuant to CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AS PERMITTED BY STATE STATUTE AFTER NOVEMBER 19, 1974, CONCERNING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM;

• The disclosure is to organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, educational agencies or institutions subject to the CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCTING STUDIES;

• The disclosure is to accrediting organizations to carry out their accrediting functions;

• The disclosure is to the parent of a dependent student, as defined in section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;

• The disclosure is to comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena subject to the CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO A JUDICIAL ORDER OR LAWFULLY ISSUED SUBPOENA;

• The disclosure is to appropriate parties in connection with a health or safety emergency, if knowledge of the information is necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other individuals;

• The disclosure is information the educational agency or institution has designated as "directory information," in compliance with the DISCLOSURE OF  DIRECTORY INFORMATION framework;

• The disclosure is to the parent of a student who is not an eligible student or to the student;

• The disclosure is of certain information made in connection with disciplinary proceedings at an institution of postsecondary education; or

• The disclosure is of certain information given by an institution of postsecondary education to a parent of a student.

• Make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or eligible student at the last known address of the parent or eligible student, unless:

• The disclosure is initiated by the parent or eligible student; or

• The ANNUAL NOTIFICATION of the agency or institution includes a notice that the agency or institution forwards education records to other agencies or institutions that have requested the records and in which the student seeks or intends to enroll;

• Give the parent or eligible student, upon request, a copy of the record that was disclosed; and

• Give the parent or eligible student, upon request, an opportunity for a hearing under PROCEDURES FOR AMENDING EDUCATION RECORDS framework.

• The Comptroller General of the United States;

• The Attorney General of the United States;

• The United States Secretary of Education; or

• State and local educational authorities.

• Be protected in a manner that does not permit personal identification of individuals by anyone except the Comptroller General of the United States, the Attorney General of the United States, the United States Secretary of Education, or State and local educational authorities; and

• Be destroyed when no longer needed for the purpose of audit or evaluation of Federal or State supported education programs, or for the enforcement of or compliance with Federal legal requirements which relate to those programs.

If reporting or disclosure allowed by State statute concerns the juvenile justice system and the system's ability to effectively service, prior to adjudication, the student whose records are released, an educational agency or institution may disclose education records.

Information may be disclosed to organizations conducting studies for, or on behalf of, educational agencies or institutions to: 

• Develop, validate, or administer predictive tests;

• Administer student aid programs; or

• Improve instruction.

• The study is conducted in a manner that does not permit personal identification of parents and students by individuals other than representatives of the organization; and

• The information is destroyed when no longer needed for the purposes for which the study was conducted.

The educational agency or institution may disclose information to comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena only if the agency or institution makes a reasonable effort to notify the parent or eligible student of the order or subpoena in advance of compliance, so that the parent or eligible student may seek protective action, unless the disclosure is in compliance with:

• A Federal grand jury subpoena and the court has ordered that the existence or the contents of the subpoena or the information furnished in response to the subpoena not be disclosed; or

• Any other subpoena issued for a law enforcement purpose and the court or other issuing agency has ordered that the existence or the contents of the subpoena or the information furnished in response to the subpoena not be disclosed.