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In reply to the discussion: Why has Jeb Bush's college graduation year been omitted by the media for at least 30 years now? [View all]anobserver2
(928 posts)I realized today for the first time that Jeb Bush's University of Texas college transcript has
probably already been destroyed (or permanently deliberately "misplaced).
It would not surprise me if it was destroyed right after the
1974 FERPA law came into effect, as that law concealed students' transcript from public view.
So, instead of a transcript, perhaps we are left only
with this federal FERPA law -- shielding destruction of evidence (a crime) from view.
However, I notice that under certain circumstances this transcript -- without the consent of the student -- is still required to be produced, according to the FERPA page online here:
http://www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html
Specifically:
Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR § 99.31):
To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena; ...
Consequently, if the FBI were to ever request a subpoena, then perhaps we would know if in fact this transcript was
already destroyed. (Or, I believe, we might get a recently created transcript/forgery, showing classes that never existed, etc.)
But, how does one get the FBI to do that?
I realize they have many other important things to do. Yet, I think it is an
important issue: fraudulently running for the highest office in our country by posing as a college graduate when you ran
for governor -- and never being vetted at that time because you're in a political dynasty family.
It really makes clear the class distinctions in our country, and how far corrupt politicians
can fraudulently go with corrupt institutions duping the public.
It would be nice if someday we had something else come out, such as: the truth.