Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Miami Student v. Miami University
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided July 9, 1997No. 96-1596PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.
The issue before this court is whether relators are entitled to the requested records pertaining to Miami University Disciplinary Board proceedings for the years 1993-1996. Since we find that university disciplinary records are not “education records” under the federal law, FERPA, relators are entitled to these records under R.C. 149.43 subject to relators’ own request that personal information regarding the students be deleted. Accordingly, for the reasons that follow, we grant relators a writ of mandamus.
The Ohio Public Records Act is intended to be liberally…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- State ex rel. James v. Ohio State UniversityOhio Supreme Court · 1994
- Bauer v. KincaidDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1991
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- State ex rel. Besser v. Ohio State UniversityOhio Supreme Court · 2000
- Kirwan v. the DiamondbackCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1998
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