U.S. Proposes New Rules on Student Privacy
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Author(s): Doug Lederman
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Sources(s): Community
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Abstract
"The federal law designed to protect the privacy of students’ educational records has been under scrutiny and stress from a variety of angles in recent years, most recently from those concerned (in the wake of last year’s shootings at Virginia Tech) about whether the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act gives college officials sufficient latitude to report their fears about mentally ill students. "