Central York SD
Ruling: Schools' draft budgets are public record
July 18, 2009 |
When Pat Barget requested a copy of the South
Eastern School District proposed budget in May,
she was denied. The budget was due to be approved
by the school district by June 30, but the
documents Barget wanted were draft records, not
subject to the state's Right-to-Know law, the
district wrote back. "It would be a disservice to
the community and to the District, to provide
information that is a draft document," the
district's refusal letter read. The state Office
of Open Records disagreed. Read
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