Congressional Digest

Supreme Court Debates January 2002 No. 1 Vol. 5
Kristja J. Falvo

Privacy in the Classroom

Peer-Grading and the Release of Academic Records

Kristja J. Falvo

Respondent

Will K. Wright, Jr., Counsel of RecordKristja J. Falvo is the mother of three children who attended public schools in Owasso, Oklahoma — Elizabeth, Philip, and Erica. During the 1998_99 school year, Falvo learned that her children’s scores on quizzes and homework assignments were occasionally being revealed to their classmates when their teachers had students exchange papers and grade each other’s work. According to Falvo, this was causing her children embarrassment and affecting their academic performance. On October 14, 1998, Falvo brought suit against the Owasso School District, its officials, and 50 students, alleging violations of the Fourteenth Amendment right…

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