Welt v. Board of Education

In this proceeding pursuant to article 78 of the CPLR, petitioner seeks a judgment directing the respondent board to make available certain records for inspection and copying.

Petitioner is a resident taxpayer of Union Free School District No. 23, Town of Oyster Bay. He has requested the school authorities to permit him to inspect and copy purchase records of student desks, chairs and replacement parts for the last two years. In a letter by its president, respondent Board of Education refused the request, stating that ‘ ‘ we feel you are engaged in a ‘ fishing and harassment endeavor’”. In…