University of Connecticut v. Freedom of Information Commission

This is an administrative appeal from a decision of the freedom of information commission (FOIC) ordering the University of Connecticut (UConn) to disclose the names of students employed in its public safety division to reporters for the university student newspaper. The dispositive issue is whether General Statutes § 1-19 (b) (ll)1 permits the university to withhold such information. We hold that when students’ *324names are sought based on their student status, § 1-19 (b) (11) allows the university to withhold that information.

The FOIC found the following facts, which are not in dispute. On…