# FERPA The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974 and its subsequent amendments afford students certain rights with respect to their educational records. As detailed below, students have the right to: * Inspect and review their education records. * Seek amendment of their education records if they believe them to be inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of their privacy rights. * Consent to certain disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in their education records. * File complaints with the Department of Education concerning any alleged failure to comply with FERPA’s requirements. For more information on institution’s FERPA policy, consult the [Institutional FERPA policy](https://icahn.mssm.edu/files/ISMMS/Assets/Education/Student%20Life%20and%20Resources/FERPA-DirectoryInfo.pdf). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-4/student-affairs-and-services-for-graduate-students/campus-wide-policies-regulations-and-requirements/ferpa.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.