Kevin Kendrick v. the Advertiser…

Summary

The court held that redacted athletic financial-aid forms remained protected education records because they revealed that identified students had experienced a reduction or cancellation of athletic financial aid. Although the students' names and sports were directory information, the forms disclosed additional protected financial-aid information, so the federal privacy protections prevailed over Alabama's Open Records Act. The court reversed the judgment for The Advertiser and remanded for entry of judgment for the director.