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No. I-011 v. Falvo","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.667331Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.702466Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"Schools argue peer grading is a teaching tool, not a record. Parents claim it violates student privacy rights.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 7-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 7-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 29-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 29-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 45-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 45-19"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2001-11-27T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2001","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/00-1073.html","primary_docket":"00-1073","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T17:28:13.731566Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["This case tests the scope of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The law protects student education records. The dispute centers on whether peer grading creates such records."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 7-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 7-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 29-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 29-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 45-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 45-19"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on November 27, 2001."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 5-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 5-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 5-7"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["The school district wants to keep using peer grading in classrooms.","The parents want the court to ban peer grading of student work."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 7-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 7-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 29-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 29-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 45-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 45-19"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["The district argues FERPA regulates institutional records, not classroom activities.","The parents argue Congress intended to prohibit sharing student work without consent."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 7-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 7-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 29-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 29-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 45-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 45-19"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked if the case was submitted after the arguments concluded."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 5-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 5-7"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["Teachers rely on peer grading to manage large classes. Students face privacy risks if their work is shared. The outcome defines the boundary between classroom practice and federal privacy law."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 7-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 7-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 29-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 29-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 45-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 45-19"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 5-17","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 5-17"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 55, lines 5-7","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 55, lines 5-7"}]}],"slug":"2001-00-1073-owasso-independent-school-dist-no-i-011-v-falvo","term":"2001","title":"Does federal privacy law ban students from grading each other's homework?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 22, lines 7-35","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 22, lines 7-35"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 30, lines 29-27","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 30, lines 29-27"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 4, lines 19-45","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 4, lines 19-45"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 52, lines 45-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/00-1073.pdf","page_label":"file page 52, lines 45-19"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}