Tarka v. Cunningham’s Empirical Analysis
917 F.2d 890 · 1990
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 5 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 20 U.S.C. § 1232G (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Fay v. South Colonie Central School District · Reid v. White Motor Corp. · Tarka v. Franklin · 741 F. Supp. 1281 - Tarka v. Cunningham
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 20 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“There has been much concern that the right to a hearing will permit a parent or student to contest the grade given the student’s performance in a course. That is not intended. It is intended only that there be procedures to challenge the accuracy of institutional records which record the grade which was actually given. Thus, the parents of student could seek to correct an improperly recorded grade, but could not through the hearing required pursuant to this law contest whether the teacher should have assigned a higher grade because the parents or students believe the student was entitled to a higher grade.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“No funds shall be made available under any applicable program to any educational agency or institution which has a policy or practice of permitting the release of education records (or personally identifiable information contained therein other than directory information ...) of students without the written consent of their parents to any individual, agency, or organization, other than to the following....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“provide! ] an opportunity for a hearing by such agency or institution, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, to challenge the content of such student’s education records, in order to ensure that the records are not inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the privacy rights of students.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.