Possible FERPA Violation?

[XDDave]

I am leaving out some of the details (what university i go to and what state) of this because I don't want to jeopardize my case if I have one. Since FERPA is a federal act, I don't think what state I live in should have any bearing on this. Basically I received an email from one of my friends tonight that listed all of my information from when I applied to the university including name, addresses, phone numbers, test scores and grades. This information can be obtained relatively easily with just a name, DOB and zip code on their website. I feel that this is a violation of my privacy and I am wondering what to do. Any information would help.

 

[notsmartmark]

Name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance are typically considered directory information are are not normally covered.

Here's a website:
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/parents.html (includes timelines)

and a phone number:
(202) 260-3887

Since they did not release the information, instead your complaint is about securing what you believe to be FEERPA related records, I would be curious as to their response. I wonder if your friend could get into trouble for accessing information that he should not have been accessing????