​​Each year, Hawaiʻi public schools are required to notify parents of their rights​ under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. These rights are generally broken into four sections. Here is a brief description of FERPA rights:

1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the request.
2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent, guardian or eligible student believe are inaccurate or misleading.
3. The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information (PII) contained in the student’s education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception that permits disclosure without consent is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests.
4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the school to comply with the requirements of FERPA.

Fa'asilasilaga a Matua ma Ta'iala mo Fa'amatalaga Fa'alilolilo a Tamaiti A'oga (PDF) o lo'o maua fa'aliliuga ile: 

Mataupu 34 o Tulafono Fa'afoe a Hawai'i (PDF) aiaia ai mo aia tatau nei e faasino i faamaumauga faaleaoaoga a tamaiti aoga:

1. E mafai e matua ona asiasia, toe iloilo, lu'i pe maua ni kopi; faataga isi e toe iloilo; ma tuuina atu le faatagaga mo le tatalaina o i latou.
2. O aia tatau a matua e tatau ona tu'uina atu i le tamaititi a'oga ua aulia le 18 tausaga le matua.
3. O tamaiti a'oga i lalo o le 18 tausaga e tatau ona i ai le aia tatau e maua uma ai fa'amatalaga tau a'oa'oga talafeagai e fa'afaigofie ai a'oa'oga, ta'iala, ma fautuaga.

O le Mataupu 34 Fa'atagaga mo le Tu'uina atu o Fa'amatalaga o lo'o avanoa e fa'ataga ai le tu'uina atu po'o le mauaina o pepa/fa'amatalaga patino. 

O le Maliega mo le Fa'asalalauina o Fa'amatalaga o Fa'amaumauga a Tamaiti A'oga (PDF) e maua i:

FERPA requires that the Department, with certain exceptions, obtain parent, guardian or eligible student’s consent prior to the disclosure of personally identifiable information from the student’s education records. However, the Department may disclose appropriately designated “directory information” without prior written consent, unless the parent or eligible student has advised the Department to the contrary in accordance with Department procedures. 

O le fa'amoemoe muamua o fa'amatalaga fa'atonu o le fa'atagaina lea o le Matagaluega e fa'aofi fa'amatalaga mai fa'amaumauga a'oga a le tamaititi i totonu o fa'asalalauga a le a'oga. O faʻataʻitaʻiga e aofia ai, ae le gata i:

• Ose tala, e fa'aalia ai le sao a le tamaititi i se tala fa'atino.
• Le tusi tausaga faaletausaga.
• Lola mamalu po'o isi lisi fa'ailoa.
• Polokalame fa'au'uga.
• Pepa o gaoioiga ta'aloga, e pei o le pi'iga, fa'aalia le mamafa ma le maualuga o tagata o le 'au.

O le Fa'aaliga Fa'amatalaga Fa'asinomaga (PDF) e maua foi i:

Photos, video and audio recordings, and student work products/publications are not considered directory information, and may include personally identifiable information protected under FERPA. Also, student teachers participating in educator preparation programs and staff in professional development courses within the Department may have access to photos, video and audio recordings, and student work samples in the course of their participation​ in these activities, and therefore would need parent/guardian/eligible student consent to have access to these materials. This consent is given via the following forms:

Fa'asalalauga Fa'asalalauga/Leo/Vitio (PAV) mo Mea na tutupu (PDF): Filifili e fa'ataga le fa'atagaga mo se mea fa'apitoa a le a'oga po'o se fa'asalalauga mo le tausaga a'oga.

Lomiga a Tamaiti Aoga/Leo/Vitio (PAV) Pepa Fa'asalalau (PDF) (RS 24-0607): Manaomia le fa'asalalauina o mea uma a le a'oga ma fa'asalalauga se'i vagana ua fa'aleaogaina.

O le PPRA feterale e tu'uina atu i matua ni aia tatau e uiga i la tatou fa'atinoga o su'esu'ega, aoina ma le fa'aogaina o fa'amatalaga mo le maketiina, ma nisi su'ega fa'aletino.

O le Puipuiga o Aia Tatau a Tamaiti Aoga (PDF) e maua foi i:

Ole tulafono ole Elementary Elementary and Secondary Education Act e mana'omia ai e le Matagaluega le tu'uina atu i le au fa'afaigaluega a le militeri, pe a latou talosaga, le igoa, tuatusi ma le numera telefoni (e aofia ai le numera e le'i lisiina) o tamaiti aoga maualuga. E ui lava e taulaʻi atu e le au faʻauluuluga a le militeri a latou taumafaiga i tamaiti aʻoga maualuga ma matutua, e faʻatagaina e le tulafono le aoina o lenei faʻamatalaga mai le vaega lautele o tamaiti aʻoga "lua", faʻamatalaina o tamaiti aʻoga i vasega 7-12. Afai e le mana'o so'o se tamaititi a'oga maualuga po'o se matua/tausi tamaiti a'oga maualuga e tu'uina atu e le Matagaluega fa'amatalaga o lo'o mana'omia i tagata fa'afitafita, e tatau i le tamaititi a'oga lua po'o le matua/tausi tamaiti ona filifili e le tu'uina atu ia fa'amatalaga.

O le Military Recruiters’ Request for Student Information Notice (PDF) e maua foi i:

O le Pepa Fa'ate'a Fa'a'au'au Militeri (PDF) e maua foi i:

The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 requires all local education agencies to provide to institutions of higher education, upon their request, the name, address, and telephone number of secondary school students. Although post-secondary institutions focus their efforts on high school juniors and seniors, the law allows for the gathering of this information from secondary students. If any eligible student (18 years of age) or the parent/guardian of a secondary student does not want the HIDOE to provide the requested information to institutions of higher education, the secondary student or the parent/guardian must “opt-out” of providing such information.

O le Fa'alapotopotoga o A'oa'oga Maualuga Talosaga mo Fa'amatalaga Fa'amatalaga Tamaiti A'oga (PDF) e maua foi i:

O le Fa'alapotopotoga o A'oa'oga Maualuga Pepa Fa'ate'ese (PDF) e maua foi i:

O lo'o naunau le Matagaluega e ta'ita'ia tamaiti a'oga i le fa'aogaina o tekonolosi e fai ma meafaigaluega e lagolago ai a latou taunu'uga. E tatau i matua/tagata tausi ona toe iloilo le Ta'iala mo le Fa'aaogāga Fa'atekonolosi (TRUG) (PDF) ma le la tama; ona saini lea o le Fa'atekonolosi Fa'aaoga Fa'atatau (TRUF) (PDF) e fausia ai se malamalamaga ma se maliliega e usita'ia tulafono uma, tulafono ma ta'iala e fa'atatau i masini fa'atekinolosi a le Matagaluega po'o lisi, feso'ota'iga ma 'au'aunaga initaneti, e ono suia pe fa'alautele pe a mana'omia e le Matagaluega.

O le Ta'iala mo le Fa'aaogāga Fa'atekonolosi (TRUG) (PDF) e maua foi i:

O le Fa'atekonolosi Fa'aaoga Fa'atatau (TRUF) (PDF) e maua foi i: