Legal Opinion

Central Dauphin School District v. v. Hawkins

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 10, 2018No. 1154 C.D. 2017PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY PRESIDENT JUDGE LEAVITT

Central Dauphin School District (School District) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County (trial court) directing it to provide a school bus surveillance video to a television news station. In doing so, the trial court affirmed the final determination of the Office of Open Records (OOR) that the video, which records a confrontation between a student and a parent (of another student), was required to be disclosed under the Right-to-Know Law. 1 The School District contends that the trial court erred because disclosure of the video could…

2Cases cited19 opinions

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  2. Commonwealth v. FenstermakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Guarrasi v. ScottCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. PA State Police, Aplt. v. Grove, M.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. Department of Health v. Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. B. Schackner & The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette v. Edinboro UniversityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  2. Central Dauphin SD v. v. HawkinsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  3. Central Dauphin SD, Aplt. v. Hawkins, V.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  4. Energy Transfer v. S. Cortes & Middletown Twp.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
  5. PA Dept. of Revenue v. M. Haverstick (OOR)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2025

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