Aresearcher is conducting a study of students with special needs in a local school. the study requires the analysis of identifiable student performance data from the past five years. the study results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at conferences and could potentially thousands of young students. which of the following is true? a. ferpa allows the school to make an exception for any students over 13 years of age
b. the researcher is eligible for a waiver of parental consent given the importance of the study to the field of education
c. the researcher is not eligible for a ferpa waiver because the data are too recent
d. ferpa prevents the school from providing the data because the researcher does not have prior consent of the parents

d. FERPA prevents the school from providing the data because the researcher does not have prior consent of the parents

Explanation:

The full form of FERPA is "Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act".

              It is United States federal law which protects the rights of the students and governs the gain of educational information and records. They provide protection to the privacy of the students educational records. Parents have the access to the children's information and details.

            Thus when the researcher wished to conduct a study on the students with special needs in a local school, the school did not provide any records of the students because of FERPA act. FERPA prevents the school from providing the data

Thus then answer is

d. FERPA prevents the school from providing the data because the researcher does not have prior consent of the parents.

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