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Does FERPA preempt states’ right‐to‐know laws?
Author(s) -
Gelpi Aileen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the successful registrar
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1943-7560
pISSN - 1534-7710
DOI - 10.1002/tsr.30645
Subject(s) - institution , right to know , law , state (computer science) , need to know , discipline , academic institution , political science , public relations , computer science , library science , computer security , algorithm
Consider this scenario: You are the registrar at a public college or university and in your hands is a request for information pursuant to your state's right‐to‐know law submitted by a certain Jane Doe. She requests that the institution provide her with records showing the names of students who have been found responsible in disciplinary proceedings in the past four years, the dates of the events that led to the proceedings, and whether those students are still enrolled at your institution. Jane Doe does not explain her reasons for the request or what she plans to do with the information. She does not disclose an affiliation to any specific organization.