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["S. Daniel Carter" <>]

FERPA would only preclude an institution from disclosing the name of one
victim to another not necessarily the fact that there'd been another
complaint against the same individual. FERPA only restricts the disclosure
of personally identifiable information.

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S. Daniel Carter
Senior Vice President
Security On Campus, Inc.
http://www.securityoncampus.org/
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on 10/22/07 10:17 PM, 

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 wrote:

> Good points, Wendy.  I still struggle with doing the right thing  (which is
> informing victims about each other, because that usually prompts a
> willingness 
> to pursue formal action once they know they are not alone), and  violating
> FERPA.  Usually, I say something like "If there was another woman  who
> reported 
> an assault by the same perp, would you want to know about  her?"  Then, we 
> can
> get them to sign FERPA consents to tell each of them  about the other.
> Ridiculous, but otherwise we run the risk of violating  federal law.
>  
> Brett A.  Sokolow, JD
> Special Advisor to the United States Air Force  Academy
> Special Counsel to the VP for Student Affairs, Saint Mary's College  (IN)
> Special Counsel to the President, Hobart and William Smith  Colleges
> Special Counsel for AOD Issues, Barton County Community  College
> Special Counsel for Student Conduct Issues, Warren Wilson  College
> Special Counsel to the Dean of Students, Hendrix  College