The Associated Press reports that U. Illinois will appeal a recent court ruling discussed previously on this blog: The University of Illinois has appealed a court decision that found the school was wrong to use a federal privacy law to withhold the names of college applicants involved in an admissions scandal. The university filed its…
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U. of Ill. will appeal ruling that it must release names of applicants in admissions scandal
The Associated Press is reporting that the University of Illinois does plan to appeal a federal court order to release the names of students involved in an admissions scandal and filed for a stay on the judge’s order.
Ferpa Does Not Prohibit U. of Illinois From Releasing Student Records, Judge Rules
Elyse Ashburn reports on a federal court order that because FERPA does not prohibit the University of Illinois from disclosing educational records of students, the university must disclose them in response to a FOIA request by the Chicago Tribune. I had blogged about the case earlier today. The judge’s analysis seemed to be that because…
Federal judge claims FERPA doesn’t specifically prohibit release of records? Say what?!
Antonio Olivo reports a decision that has me hoping that the University of Illinois appeals: A federal judge has ruled that the University of Illinios is not barred from releasing the names and other information about hundreds of college applicants who appeared on an internal list of well-connected students, part of a legal dispute between…