Catherine Myerholtz

Enlightening to learn that despite an academic institution's decision regarding an individual filing a complaint to address a discrepancy in their student academic record, that per FERPA the person has a right to submit a statement refuting the institution's decision which must be disclosed with any future records request. Good to know since I may need to resort to this in the near future if my official transcript from graduate school is not appropriately corrected after my next formal request.

Authentication is essential in ensuring a student's privacy and upholding FERPA.

My graduate school official transcript is inaccurate which I learned about a few years ago. I attempted to resolve this by contacting the registrar of the university and the former Ohio Board of Regents, now referred to as the Ohio Board of Higher Education, to no avail but have learned through doing this module that I have recourse to file a request with the university that my education record be amended. If my request is not honored, I have the right to file a complaint with U.S. Dept. of Education.