The disease is transferred from person to person by bacteria-contaminated droplets formed during a coughing spell; however, the disease may be prevented by vaccinations. Symptoms of whooping cough vary. Early in the infection, the symptoms resemble those of a cold; mild fever, nasal congestion, sneezing, nasal discharge, and a dry cough. However, in contrast to a cold, the symptoms persist and worsen over about one to two weeks.
FERPA was enacted in 1974. As currently constituted, the law is widely regarded as insufficient for addressing the privacy challenges of the digital age.
Among its several purposes, FERPA was enacted to: 1  Protect the privacy of students' educational records; 2  Establish the rights of students to inspect and review their educational records; and,  Provide students with an opportunity to allow inaccurate or misleading information in their educational records to be corrected.