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Featured Analysis
An unfortunate event occurred in Wyoming. The Wyoming Tribune Eagle, a newspaper in Wyoming, requested a report from Laramie County Community College (LCCC).
The report contained information on how the institution handled a “situation” on a college-sponsored trip to Costa Rica. The president of the institution took part in the trip.
The institution denied access to a copy of the report because student names were included and therefore it would violate FERPA.
Then, from an anonymous source, the newspaper received documents regarding this Costa Rica situation.
A Wyoming court ruled that the newspaper may publish the information.
The question is whether the institution will get into trouble under FERPA because a newspaper discloses personally identifiable information about students.
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Quick Takes
(Highlights from CLHE’s Higher Education Law & Policy Digest)
Department of Education to Study Restrictive Transfer Policies
In response to a letter from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA), the Department of Education is going to study issues regarding the transfer of college credits.
Major Grants Provided to Fund State Longitudinal Databases
The Institute of Educational Sciences has awarded 20 states a significant amount of funding to help them design and implement longitudinal databases.
Schools push for better info on students’ arrests
University officials still reeling from the death of a Virginia student-athlete want a better system to tell them when students are arrested off campus, though authorities warn any changes could prove costly and difficult to enforce.
Trust-based admissions process leaves elite colleges open to fraud
The former Harvard College senior accused of duping one of the world’s most selective universities seems to have exploited an application system at elite colleges that is largely based on trust and where admissions officers verify credentials only when they suspect that something is awry.
Pro & Con: Should states extend college benefits to illegal immigrants?
An illegal alien college student was arrested for a traffic violation while driving on the Kennesaw State University campus without a U.S. driver’s license.
Jessica Colotl then lied to the campus and county police about her address and phone number.
What happened next should outrage every taxpayer and Georgian who believes in the rule of law.
Featured Case: Rodriguez v. Maricopa County Community College Dist., (C.A.9 (Ariz.))
A community college professor’s racially-charged website and e-mails sent over a distribution list maintained by a community college district constituted pure speech and not unlawful harassment.
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