Oklahoma Educrats Violate Student Privacy, Break Federal and State Law
Yes the students signed FERPA waivers, but did they really expect this? Also can students sign this for themselves? It would seem that the spirit, if not the letter, of state and federal privacy laws were violated by the State Board of Education and Oklahoma Department of Education. It’s one thing to have their information discussed as a board is in executive session, but quite another for their information to be posted on the internet for all to see.Hours after the State Board of Education deliberated behind closed doors over seven students’ appeals for exemptions from high-stakes testing requirements, state officials posted the private educational records of each of those students on