· 4/4/1989
Pawtucket Teachers Alliance Local No. 920 v. Brady
Citations
- 556 A.2d 556
- 1989 R.I. LEXIS 43
- 1989 WL 30025
How courts have described this case
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- finding that the potential harm resulting from disclosure of a management study of Pawtucket Elementary School clearly outweighs any perceived benefit that would accrue to the plaintiffs
- state public records statute exempts from disclosure personnel “information highly personal in nature, such as work-performance evaluations, past criminal convictions, and employment-related disciplinary matters”
- management-study report pertaining to ongoing investigation and identifying specific individuals not a public record
- management-study report pertaining to ongoing investigation and identifying specific individuals not a public record
- Section 38-2-2 is designed to protect from public disclosure information which is highly personal and intimate in nature
- “Section 38-2-3 * * * of APRA grants every individual the right to inspect and copy all records maintained by public entities subject to * * * express exceptions contained in § 38-2-2 * * *.”
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Judges: Murray
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