Answer:
The federal regulation that governs how researchers can obtain data about subjects' disciplinary status is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
Explanation:
- The mentioned act specifies guidelines for the procedure of acquiring data regarding the disciplinary status of the subject.
- The specified guidelines are separate for the one seeking the data and the one dispensing the data.
- The regulation also specifies the probable punishment and fine applicable in case the data is illegally disclosed or any other provision of the act is breached.