secretlyThis wasn ' t secret either . The admin admitted it very quickly and very publicly . <| sep |> He tried to ODMy fucking sides . <| sep |> If there had not been any salutes , the media would have taken Spencer ' s Hail our people ! and compared it to the Nazis . So the media would have looked like they were stupidly overreacting ? I fail to see how that is a worse outcome . Tell them the salute was a joke . Honestly that just makes us look like cdn . comphotosimagesnewsfeed 000738025 db 0 . jpg . <| sep |> Blue Jeans FTW ! <| sep |> that was good but i preferred The Final Cut with Robin Williams <| sep |> I forget what the acronym stands for . But basically it ' s a federal law that ensures that whatever institution of learning a student is attending will respect their privacy . Think of it as the HIPPA of education . Violation of FERPA will get you fired and possibly get the school fined or sued .