· 7/1/1859
Kellum v. Smith
Citations
- 33 Pa. 158
How courts have described this case
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- holding school employees’ attendance records were public records because, depending on whether the absences were excused, public funds would be disbursed
- holding school employees' attendance records were public records because, depending on whether the absences were excused, public funds would be disbursed
- noting inability to ascertain whether school district paid for unauthorized ab sences without access to individual attendance record cards
- payroll and attendance cards discoverable by citizen seeking to ensure school district had not paid employees for unauthorized absences
- privacy considerations must yield to public’s interest in public servants’ performance of duty
- list of attendance records of school districts
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