violation of privacy/school policy broken

[deedragonfly]

undefinedWhat is the name of your state? missouri
My 17 yr old son, husband, and my privacy was violated (according to FERPA) when the school administration posted a letter which had "identifiying information" in it. Teachers, staff, and students read the letter, and some approached my son, which caused us a lot of embarrassment.
Also, school district has broken their own handbook policies, which directly effected my son's status as a senior.
What can be done?

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Nothing until you come back here and tell us what was in the letter and how it was posted.

 

[deedragonfly]

violation of privacy

ok, sorry. The letter was written by the superintendent, to the school board members & principal. It listed our names, and a brief run-down of what the closed/private board meeting we had was about. Which the school board had insisted upon it being closed, because of my son's age.
It was posted in the outer office of the principal, on a bulletin board, over the copy machine, where there is A LOT of traffic.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

O.K. and were specific issues that were discussed during the closed meeting discussed in the letter or was this a bulletpoint listing of the issues without final resultion or minutes of the closed meeting?

 

[deedragonfly]

This was written before the meeting, to inform board members what it was about. Yes, he wrote what the meeting was about, and that he had already given us an answer, but suggested they take a few minutes to hear our concerns.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

Then there is no violation and such a notice is required by the Missouri Sunshine laws.

 

[deedragonfly]

sunshine laws

DESE told me that the closed meetings are not to be posted, only open. And the Sunshine laws are part of what state this?

 

[BelizeBreeze]

the MINUTES or discussion of the closed meetings are not to be publicly available. The reason for the closed meeting MUST be posted.

You are either hearing what you want to hear or don't have your facts straight. Since the notice was posted BEFORE the meeting there is no violation. IF the notice had been posted after the meeting, and IF the notice had included subtantively the discussion that occurred during the meeting, then you MIGHT have a cause of action.

As you posted the facts, you have no case.

 

[deedragonfly]

The letter was written before the meeting, but was posted AFTER the meeting.

 

[BelizeBreeze]

The letter was written before the meeting, but was posted AFTER the meeting.

O.K. if you are so hell-bent on being right then why did you even post? Hell, take about $2,000 and plunk it down on an attorney's desk and sue the *******s.

And be sure to come back here when the judge throws out your suit and piss and moan about the money you just wasted.

I'm done with you. You obviously came here to find an answer that agreed with you, regardless whether or not it was the RIGHT answer.