No. 00-1073October Term 2000Decided Jun 25, 2001
Owasso Independent School District No. I—011 v. Falvo
A parent sued a school district claiming that the practice of having students grade each other's assignments violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Jun 25, 2001
- What it's about
A parent sued a school district claiming that the practice of having students grade each other's assignments violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that peer grading does not violate FERPA because the assignments are not considered official education records until the teacher collects and records the grades.
Question presented
Does the practice of peer grading violate the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974?
- Case path
Decision released Jun 25, 2001
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
Timing
Decided June 25, 2001
The Court released its decision on June 25, 2001 without hearing oral argument.
Documents
Opinions
Kennedy, Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Scalia
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Jul 25, 2026
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