One of the biggest challenges facing schools today has nothing to do with demographics, enrollment numbers or curriculum. It is complying with the 1974 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), also known as the Buckley Amendment, which sets strict standards for the protection of students’ data. Violating FERPA can result in loss of Federal funding, fines or a state civil suit for any school or college which receives federal funds. It has been said that few other laws have affected the daily administration of schools and colleges as much as FERPA.