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Pope Center for Higher Education Policy Website

June 14, 2011

Due to the federal law known as FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), parents have another reason for concern - will they be able to get enough information about their children while they're in college? The idea of young people independently managing their own difficulties without the immediate intervention of hovering parents appeals to many professors and campus administrators, but this notion has dangerous potential.

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