"A few years ago, an acquaintance received a stunning phone call from her daughter's former college roommate. The conversation went something like this:
"I thought you should know your daughter never graduated from college.';
'What? She claimed she was just skipping the ceremony.'
'Well, the truth is she didn't attend classes the last two years.'
The parents were shellshocked, concerned and ultimately furious at the school. 'Why didn't they tell us?'
The answer is FERPA." …
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0906-willens-ferpa-20150908-story.html
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