Student & Parent School Rights
The rights parents and students have when a public school makes major decisions: education records, notice and consent, opt-outs, and areas where the law is unsettled or varies sharply by state. What is a firm federal right and what is up to local policy.
All Student & Parent School Rights guides
- What Is FERPA? Student Records Rights Explained
FERPA is the federal law that lets parents and eligible students see school records and limits who else can. Learn who it covers and how to complain.
- Can a School Require Students to Use Certain Bathrooms or Locker Rooms?
School bathroom and locker room policy is genuinely unsettled law. Courts and states disagree. Here's the real framework and how to respond.
- What Rights Do Parents Have When Schools Make Major Decisions About a Child?
Know which parental rights over school decisions are legally enforceable (records, special ed, surveys) and which aren't, with steps to assert them.
- What Is Title IX? Your Rights at School Explained
Title IX is the 1972 federal law banning sex discrimination at schools that take federal money. What it covers, who is exempt, how to complain.