(Kentucky State University was one of three public universities that (unsuccessfully) resisted disclosure of records relating to sexual harassment investigations in open records disputes with The Kernel.)

"'Was the university — in terminating Mr. Dillard — really trying to protect the privacy of students? Or were they trying to protect some administrators who engaged in what is alleged to be some a shocking and horrible course of conduct of preying on students for sexual favors in an absolutely horrible fashion? And frankly, I think it's going to be up to the jury to decide.'

"The Kentucky Supreme Court recently established, in a decision against the University of Kentucky, that colleges cannot simply cite FERPA as an excuse to block the release of all information about sexual harassment complaints filed by their students, Franklin Circuit Court Judge Phillip Shepherd added.

"'FERPA was not enacted to protect sexual predators and wrongdoers among faculty and staff. It was to protect the privacy of students,' the judge said."