Owasso Independent School Dist. No. I-011 v. Falvo
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- Status
- Decided
- Decision released
- Feb 19, 2002
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What's this case about?
Does the practice of peer grading violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974?
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```json { "summary": "A parent sued a school district claiming that the practice of peer grading, where students grade each other's assignments, violated federal privacy laws by exposing student grades. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that peer grading does not violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) because student-graded papers are not considered \"education records\" maintained by the school.", "questionPresented": "Does the practice of peer grading violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974?" } ```
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