Owasso Independent School District No. I-011, Aka Owasso Public Schools v. Falvo, Parent and Next Friend Of…

Summary

The Supreme Court held that peer-graded student assignments do not constitute 'education records' under FERPA until a teacher collects and records them, meaning peer grading does not violate the Act. The Court focused on the statutory definitions of 'maintained' and 'person acting for' an institution to avoid unreasonable administrative burdens. Justice Scalia concurred in the judgment, agreeing on the student-agent analysis but dissenting against the Court's 'central custodian' theory on grade books.