Legal Opinion
Wakefield Teachers Ass'n v. School Committee
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 22, 2000PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, C.J.
We consider in this case whether a disciplinary decision and report (report) of the superintendent of Wake-field public schools (superintendent) regarding the performance of a Wakefield public school teacher is exempt from disclosure under the public records law, G. L. c. 66, § 10,2 pursuant to *793G. L. c. 4, § 7, Twenty-sixth (c).3 We hold that the report, which resulted in the teacher’s four-week suspension, constitutes part of the teacher’s “personnel . . . file[ ] or information,” and is exempt from disclosure.
1. On May 8, 1995, the Wakefield Teachers Association (teachers’ association)4…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Hastings & Sons Publishing v. City Treasurer of LynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by27 opinions
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