Q. Students; discussions on individual students.

We know of no authority under state law to close an otherwise open meeting simply because the meeting deals with the identity of or information about individual students. Nonetheless, certain student information is confidential under the Buckley Amendment, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (1974); therefore, public officials will likely avoid discussion in open meeting that would breach the confidentiality of Buckley material, especially since violation of the Buckley Amendment can result in loss of federal education funds.