Guard Publishing Co. v. Lane County School District No. 4J

*34VAN HOOMISSEN, J.

This case presents the question whether the names and addresses of replacement teachers hired by a school district during a teachers’ strike are public records which may be exempted from disclosure under ORS 192.502(2). We hold that such information may not be exempted absent an individualized showing of justification for exemption. Accordingly, a school district policy exempting such information without an individualized showing of justification violates the Inspection of Public Records law, ORS 192.410 et seq, and is unenforceable.

This is an action under the Oregon…