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Protecting student privacy helps achieve a number of important goals, including avoiding discrimination, identity theft, as well as other malicious and damaging criminal acts.","action":"Final regulations.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2011/12/02/2011-30683.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":99,"title":34}],"citation":"76 FR 75603","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"These regulations are effective January 3, 2012. 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