Congress Weighs Changes in Key Student-Privacy Law

By MICHAEL ARNONE

Washington

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...

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