Legal Opinion
Bellevue John Does 1-11 v. Bellevue School District No. 405
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 3, 2005No. Nos. 54300-8-I; 52304-0-I; 54380-6-IPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 School districts must disclose the names of teachers who have been accused of misconduct of a sexual nature, even when the districts have concluded after investigation that the allegations are unsubstantiated or too minor to justify discipline. The public is legitimately concerned with knowing the names of the teachers in order to protect students and monitor the performance of the districts. The privacy exemption in the public records act (Act) *839(RCW 42.17.250-.348) permits withholding the teacher’s identity only if the accusation of misconduct is patently false.
Becker, J.
*839¶2 In November…
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