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title: "34 CFR 99.20 FERPA: How can a parent or eligible student request amendment of the student's education records?"
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source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.20"
source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 20, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 34, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR."
text_as_of: "2026-10-29"
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publisher: "DPO School"
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34 CFR 99.20 FERPA · Part 99: FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY · Subpart C: What Are the Procedures for Amending Education Records?

# 34 CFR 99.20 FERPA: How can a parent or eligible student request amendment of the student's education records?

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 34 CFR 99.20(a)

**(a)** If a parent or eligible student believes the education records relating to the student contain information that is inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of the student's rights of privacy, he or she may ask the educational agency or institution to amend the record.

### 34 CFR 99.20(b)

**(b)** The educational agency or institution shall decide whether to amend the record as requested within a reasonable time after the agency or institution receives the request.

### 34 CFR 99.20(c)

**(c)** If the educational agency or institution decides not to amend the record as requested, it shall inform the parent or eligible student of its decision and of his or her right to a hearing under § 99.21.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g(a)(2))

## Source

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 34, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR.

Source credit: \[53 FR 11943, Apr. 11, 1988; 53 FR 19368, May 27, 1988, as amended at 61 FR 59296, Nov. 21, 1996\]

[34 CFR 99.20 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.20)

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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