Denied: Pocono Mountain SD records subject to court order

Denied: A request to the Pocono Mountain School District for records related to a May 21 resolution to revoke the charter of the Pocono Mountain Charter School. Read More...

Denied: Fundraising records not in school's possession

Denied: A request to the Pocono Mountain School District seeking a record of the number of books a student read for a fund-raising book drive, and the amount reported as the requester’s donation. The district advised the requester that it did not possess the requested record. Read More...

Denied: Unredacted school district solicitor invoices, as privileged

Denied: A request for unredacted invoices submitted by a certain solicitor when he was contracted by the Pocono Mountain School District. Read More...

Granted: W-2 for Pocono Mountain School District employee

Granted: A request for the W-2 form for a Pocono Mountain School District employee, with exempt information redacted. The district had denied the request, saying that W-2 forms are exempt from disclosure under a federal law, and as personal financial information under the Right to Know Law. Read More...

Granted/Reversed: W-2s showing school administrators' car mileage/car expenses

Granted/Reversed: A request for W-2 documents showing taxes withheld for mileage reimbursement/automobile allowed for all administrators at the Pocono Mountain School District. The district had denied the request, saying the information was exempt from disclosure as personal financial information, and under the federal Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act. The Office of Open Record’s decision was reversed by the Monroe County Court of Common Pleas. Read More...

Denied: Solicitor records that school district says don't exist

Denied: A request to the Pocono Mountain School District for copies of records involving a district solicitor. Read More...

Granted: Request for names, addresses, tax status in payroll records

Granted: A union's request for certified payroll records of a third-party contractor, including names, addresses and tax exemption status. The school district had provided the records but had redacted that information, plus Social Security numbers. Read More...

Granted: Redacted third-party payroll records

Granted in part and denied in part: A request for certified payroll records from a third-party contractor from Pocono Mountain School District was granted, with only the Social Security numbers redacted. Read More...