EXCLUSIVE: Slew of College Students’ Private Info Shared With 3rd Parties for Political Research

EXCLUSIVE: Slew of College Students’ Private Info Shared With 3rd Parties for Political Research
Students walk near Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles on April 23, 2012. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Beth Brelje
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There are no parent-teacher conferences in college.

If a parent wants to know their student’s grades, the status of their student’s meal plan, or if they have dropped out of school without telling anyone, the school needs signed permission from the student and a personal identification number from the parent. Without that, because of the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the school can tell parents next to nothing.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
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Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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