The Supreme Court today affirmed the Appellate Division’s opinion that student records are confidential under the pertinent Department of Education regulation. As a result, these records are not publicly accessible under OPRA, even where all information that may reveal the student’s identity has been redacted from the record. L.R. v. Camden City Pub. School Dist.

The Supreme Court split 3-3 in this case, with Justice Fernandez-Vina not participating, meaning that the Appellate Division’s 2017 judgment was affirmed. See this post for a discussion of the Appellate Division opinion.