LeRoy Rooker was the director of the United States Department of Education's Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) from 1988 to 2009. The FPCO primarily oversees implementation of the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA or the Buckley Amendment) is a United States federal law that governs the access to educational information and records by public entities such as potential employers, publicly funded e ...
(FERPA) and the
Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) of 1978, sometimes referred to as the Hatch Amendment, is a law intended to protect the rights of pupils and the parents of pupils in programs funded by the United States Department of Education
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(PPRA).
In that capacity, he administered the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA or the Buckley Amendment) is a United States federal law that governs the access to educational information and records by public entities such as potential employers, publicly funded e ...
(FERPA) and the
Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment
The Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) of 1978, sometimes referred to as the Hatch Amendment, is a law intended to protect the rights of pupils and the parents of pupils in programs funded by the United States Department of Education
...
: laws and policies designed to help protect the rights of America's 58 million students.
After leaving his position at the FPCO, Rooker joined the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) as a Senior Fellow. As of January 2024, he is still serving in that capacity, and is often referred to as "the FERPA Professor".
External links
Family Policy Compliance Office(FPCO)
LeRoy Rooker, AACRAO
Living people
Privacy law in the United States
United States Department of Education officials
Year of birth missing (living people)
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