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Do Student Honor Rolls Violate Privacy Rights?

A debate in Marion Illinois over whether the public disclosures of the names and grades of those students who meet the requirements of honor roll systems violate the student�s right to privacy. The honor roll still valued as a status symbol of academic achievement is used by most public and private school systems to evaluate student performance. The information made public includes the student's name, grade, and academic ranking based on some set of criterion.

Publishing honor roll may violate student privacy, Marion Daily Republican, August 18, 2004