January 25, 2002
Supreme Court Will Weigh Whether Private Colleges Can Be Sued Over Privacy Law
The U.S. Supreme Court said this month that it would decide whether an individual can sue a college for violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law that protects the privacy of student records.
The case pits Gonzaga University, in Spokane, Wash., against a graduate who says he can't get a teaching job because college officials told representatives of the state's teacher-certification office that he had been accused of raping another student.
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