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Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

Is it legal for Arizona State University officials to give student contact information to a political campaign?


yes

Arizona public records law dictates that records of public universities overseen by the state’s Board of Regents—including ASU, the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University—are public unless covered explicitly by a statute protecting their confidentiality. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of students’ educational records but allows for the disclosure of “directory information.”

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