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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FOIA lawyer here, athough I'm less familiar with FERPA.

The federal Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552, applies only to the executive branch of the federal government, but many states have their own versions that would apply to public schools.

It's highly unlikely that emails from a parent to a teacher about a particular student would be released pursuant to the FOIA, unless the public interest in the email - the interest of the public to know what the government is up to as demonstrated by the message - is so great as to outweigh the privacy interest of the student and parent. That said, if the document can be sufficiently redacted so that the student, parent, and other individuals cannot be identified, the disclosure of redacted messages may be required.

Going back to my FOIA work now. . .

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THank you!  I'm 17:06.  I've been in meetings where it was implied that everything/anything could be requested.  I appreciate the clarification![/quote]

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