In the past year, courts across the country have tried tointerpret the meaning of the federal student privacy law, known as FERPA.Several recent rulings suggest the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Actdoes not protect the vast array of information about students that someuniversities have claimed.
Tag: University of Florida
Court: UF student senate recordings not covered by FERPA
A statecourt judge ruled in favor of former University of Florida student Frank Braccoseeking the release of audio and video records of UF student senate meetings.
SPLC presents student press freedom awards
A Florida college student newspaperthat fought to keep records public and a Michigan high school reporter who fought censorship at her school were recognized for their efforts by the Student Press Law Center in November.
Supreme Court declines to hear Earnhardt autopsy photos case
The U.S. Supreme Court in December declined to hear an appeal by the University of Florida student newspaper to reconsider a lower court’s ruling that kept photographs of racecar driver Dale Earnhardt’s autopsy private.