California State University, Monterey Bay: Can parents access a college student's education records if the student is our tax dependent?
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FERPA permits—but does not require—CSUMB to disclose education records to a parent who establishes that the student is a federal tax dependent.
The federal dependent-student exception gives a postsecondary institution discretion to release records to a qualifying parent. Parents should expect CSUMB to require appropriate documentation before relying on that exception.
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