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Q: My daughters teacher did not abide to an ferpa law what steps can I take toward the teacher?
Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Oct 23, 2015

Start by conferring with the principal and then the school board.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Educational_Rights_and_Privacy_Act

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Q: What are the rights high school teachers have to students?

My teacher forced me to add heading on my binder's dividers. I didn't do it, I don't want to do it. And she gave me a 0 on my power school, on the project called binder check. I was like wtf??? Yes, she told us to do it, and she will check. Is this legal?

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Robert Jason De Groot
Robert Jason De Groot
answered on Sep 4, 2015

She has the power to give you a failing grade if you do not follow instructions in class, doesn't she? If she does not have the power to do that, how can teachers across the USA grade anything at all?

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