Tallman v. Cheboygan Area Schools

Plaintiff appeals from the trial court’s judgment of no cause for action on her claim that defendant denied her request for a copy of her son’s school file, in violation of the Freedom of Information Act, MCL 15.231 et seq.; MSA 4.1801(1) et seq.

Plaintiff is the mother of Nicholas Tallman, a high school student in the Cheboygan Area Schools. Nicholas had been injured in an accident at school and was undergoing physical rehabilitation. Plaintiff went to the office of the school principal and orally requested a copy of her son’s school file because she had an appointment for Nicholas on the…