An 18-year-old recent high school graduate is arrested for shoplifting at a department store. To improve her image during the court hearing, the graduate decides to show the court her high school records indicated that she was an honors student. However, when the graduate asks her former high school counselor for a copy of her educational records, she is barred from accessing them until she pays for her previous school library fines. Repayment of school library fines is not required to retrieve a copy of the educational records.
Which regulations may address this counselor’s actions?
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Family Education Rights and Privacy (FERPA)
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)