Be sure to check out these views of FERPA

The Student Press Law Center has had two op-ed columns published over the past week that highlight the SPLC’s leadership role in promoting greater access to public information from colleges and schools.

Check out these columns, follow the discussion possibilities and see how they could apply to scholastic media.

• The Chronicle of Higher Education, “Bring Campus Crime Reports Out Into the Open,” Sept. 17
http://chronicle.com/article/Bring-Campus-Crime-Reports-Out/134428/

• Inside Higher Ed, “Why FERPA Is Unconstitutional,” Sept. 13
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2012/09/13/federal-privacy-law-should-be-deemed-unconstitutional-essay 

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