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N.D. attorney general finds university broke open records law

NORTH DAKOTA — A university cannot hide behind federal privacy laws to refuse to honor an open-records request for information about the disciplinary sanctions levied for violations of student conduct codes, North Dakota's Attorney General has ruled.

1/6/2009

Students appeal to school board after superintendent asks to prior review publication

MINNESOTA — Students at Faribault High School in Faribault, Minn., are appealing to their school board after the superintendent shut down the student newspaper Monday.

12/18/2008

Education department narrows educational privacy laws

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Turning aside the protests of media and First Amendment groups, the U.S. Department of Education has published a final rule that would expand the definition of what constitutes a confidential "education record" under federal privacy standards.

12/12/2008


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