Legal Opinion

Bradley v. Saranac Community Schools Board of Education

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 22, 1997No. Docket Nos. 106020, 106070, Calendar Nos. 11, 12PublishedCited by 116 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrickley, J.

This consolidated case presents the issue whether the personnel records of public school teachers and administrators are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. MCL 15.231; MSA 4.1801(1). We hold that the requested records must be disclosed because they are public records and are not within any exemption under the *289foia. The decision of the Court of Appeals is affirmed in part and reversed in part.

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In 1993, the father of one of Ms. Bradley’s students made an FOIA request to the Saranac Community School District, seeking copies of Ms. Bradley’s personnel file. Ms. Bradley…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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