A.D. v. Miami Dade College

Filing 69

AMENDED ORDER on the disclosure of student protected information, amending Order at DE 54 . Signed by Ch. Magistrate Judge John J. O'Sullivan on 1/7/2021. See attached document for full details. (tro)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 1:19-CV-24745-CANNON/O’Sullivan
ADRIAN DOMINGUEZ,
Plaintiff,
vs.
THE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF MIAMI DADE COLLEGE,
Defendant.
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AMENDED ORDER ON THE DISCLOSURE OF STUDENT PROTECTED
INFORMATION
THIS MATTER alleging violations of the American with Disabilities Act and
Rehabilitation Act is before the Court where a dispute arose on the language in the previous order
entered on December 4, 2020. [ECF No. 54].
Consistent with the prior Order, the disclosure of requested information pertaining to
students at MIAMI DADE COLLEGE (“MDC”) is confidential under the Family Educational and
Privacy Right Act (“FERPA”) 20 U.S.C § 1232g or Florida Statute § 1006.52. Florida Statute §
1006.52(2)(a) states that “a public postsecondary educational institution may not release a student's
education records without the written consent of the student to any individual, agency, or
organization, except in accordance with and as permitted by the FERPA.” Pursuant to FERPA, 20
U.S.C. § 1232g and its implementing regulations 34 C.F.R. § 99.31(a)(9)(i)-(ii), an educational
agency or institution may disclose personally identifiable information from an education record of
a student without the consent required by §99.30 if the disclosure “is to comply with a judicial
order or lawfully issued subpoena,” but only “if the agency or institution makes a reasonable effort

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to notify the parent or eligible student of the order or subpoena in advance of compliance, so that
the parent or eligible student may seek protective action...”
ACCORDINGLY, the Court hereby authorizes the District Board of Trustees of Miami
Dade College, Florida (“MDC”) to identify the students enrolled in CGS 1060 in the Summer
2019 semester at MDC by disclosing their names, and last known address(es), phone number(s),
email address(es) pursuant to this Order. MDC shall be granted two (2) days upon entry of this
Order to send reasonable notice to the affected students. The affected students will then have seven
(7) calendar days (five (5) business days) to seek protective action prior to the disclosure in order
for MDC to comply with FERPA. All information ordered herein is subject to the same terms of
confidentiality from the Court’s previous Order.

DONE AND ORDERED in chambers in Miami, Florida, this 7th day of
January 2021.

JOHN J. O’SULLIVAN
CHIEF U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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