ADADBut these laws do not apply to withholding overall coronavirus campus data, three legal experts told The Washington Post. While major coronavirus outbreaks at universities restarting in the fall have grabbed national headlines, schools incorrectly citing federal privacy laws have shrouded what students and faculty know about the virus spreading across their campuses, according to the experts. Administrators have been left scrambling to balance students’ individual privacy with public updates on the virus. ADADCoronavirus data can be shared without pointing to individuals if the school shares blanket numbers, experts said. There’s no legal repercussion for citing privacy law to justify limiting access to information as long as it doesn’t violate public record laws, LoMonte said.

Source: Washington Post September 02, 2020 16:03 UTC