Under FERPA, the rights to education records transfer to the student when the student reaches age 18 or attends a school beyond high school.

• A. They transfer to the student when the student reaches age 18 or attends a school beyond high school.
• B. They never transfer to the student; the parent retains rights
• C. They transfer when the student graduates college
• D. They transfer at birth

Answer: (A)

Under FERPA, the rights to education records pass to the student once the student becomes an eligible student—typically at age 18 or when they enroll in a postsecondary institution. From that point, the student controls access to their records, can inspect and request amendments, and must provide consent for most disclosures. Parents lose automatic access unless the student authorizes disclosure or the student is a dependent for tax purposes (in which case the school may share information with the parent).

So the statement matches how FERPA works: once the student reaches 18 or attends college, the rights transfer to them. The other options would misstate when those rights transfer.