Protecting student privacy, or hiding key details from the public? How schools use or misuse a 50-year-old law you might not know about
- Posted on May 10, 2025
- By CNN
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Protecting student privacy, or hiding key details from the public? How schools use or misuse a 50-year-old law you might not know about

Many K-12 schools and universities have denied information to the public, citing student privacy – even when those details involve safety concerns or parents’ own children.