October 3, 2003
Congress Weighs Changes in Key Student-Privacy Law
The U.S. Congress will probably consider a bill this fall that, if passed, would fundamentally alter how colleges respond to accusations that they have violated the privacy of student records.
The bill, HR 1848, would modify the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or Ferpa, by giving parents and students the right to sue institutions for releasing information that ends up harming a student. In addition, Ferpa, which forbids colleges that receive federal funds from releasing most
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