Lets parents and eligible students sue schools over privacy and survey rights.
This bill would let parents and certain students directly sue schools in federal court if their rights under federal education privacy laws are violated. Currently, people must go through the Department of Education's administrative process to address these issues. This change would allow them to seek court orders, declarations, or have their legal fees covered without first going through the government's complaint system.
Today, parents and eligible students must rely on the Department of Education's administrative process. This process addresses violations of their privacy and survey rights under FERPA and PPRA. After this bill, they would be able to directly file civil lawsuits in federal court against schools for these violations. They could seek court orders, declarations, or reasonable attorney's fees and costs. This would be allowed without first exhausting administrative remedies. The Department of Education would also be required to process administrative complaints within 90 days.
HR 6860 · 119th Congress · December 18, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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