Another view of Cairo from the plane...A letter from the Family Policy and Compliance Office dated August 20, 2004 clarifies the term "parent" includes natural parents, a guardian, or an individual acting as a parent in the absence of a parent or a guardian. The Department has determined that a parent is absent if he or she is not present in the day-to-day home environment of the child. Accordingly, a stepparent has rights under the FERPA where the stepparent is present on a day-to-day basis with the natural parent and child and the other parent is absent from that home. In such cases, stepparents have the same rights under the FERPA as do natural parents. Conversely, a stepparent who is not present on a day-to-day basis in the home of the child does not have rights under the FERPA.
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