Checks and Balances Org.: Supporting A Students Rights:

Sunday, April 13, 2025

Supporting A Students Rights:

Supporting A Students Rights: to control their educational track forward in addition to privacy of records.

While students are being detoured from school, deported and blocked from advancing Checks & Balances Blog stands behind theirs to autotomy, to make decisions especially sending strength too our sisters across the globe. Education is an admirable goal to pursue; this post is more than an advocacy statement but in this social media era it is a drop in ether tilting the scales towards empowerment. Who are "them" we cam go back to promises afforded people during past wars. Them are America's allies! Let us not allow this spirit of oppression to encroach upon the pure spirit of America. No fear, no resentments, no regrets. A political revolution the USA is due for! From whatever angle we can support these students if their cases if they have merit. A.T. Yoda Brooks, Founder Checks & Balances Blogspot

"FERPA, also known as the Buckley Amendment, defines records as all records that schools maintain about students. FERPA gives parents the right to review and confirm the accuracy of education records (information taken from the Florida Department of Education website).

Notable Cases:

Mahmoud Khalil:
A Columbia University graduate student, a permanent resident, and pro-Palestinian activist, was arrested and sent to a detention center in Louisiana for possible deportation.
Rumeysa Ozturk:
A Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, was detained by ICE while on her way to meet friends and taken to a private prison in Louisiana, also facing possible deportation.

Badar Khan Suri:
A Georgetown graduate student from India, was arrested near Washington, D.C., and sent to detention centers in Louisiana and Texas, facing deportation.
Yunseo Chung:
A Columbia University student who is a legal permanent resident and was involved in pro-Palestinian protests, is fighting deportation in court.
Leqaa Kordia:
A Palestinian student who overstayed her student visa and was arrested by ICE for participating in the Columbia protests.