Court to Decide if Pupil Privacy A Federal Case

By Mark Walsh
Washington

Most school districts and colleges would rather not get mail from LeRoy S. Rooker of the U.S. Department of Education.

A letter from Mr. Rooker usually means that someone has complained that the educational institution has violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, the 1974 law that guarantees the privacy of student records.

As the director of a little-known section of the department called the Family Policy Compliance Office, Mr. Rooker typically seeks a response from the school district or college and then determines whether the privacy...

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