Posts Tagged ‘FOIA’
FCPS Promises Transparency, But Hides the Ball
Several prior posts on this site have reported on a lawsuit stemming from the failure of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) to provide timely notice to high school students of commendations they had received from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. As reported earlier, the failure created intense controversy. In response, the school Superintendent announced in…
Read MoreLawsuit Against Fairfax County Schools Is Resolved.
Background about the Case As previously reported, I filed a lawsuit against the Fairfax County School Board in May, challenging its withholding of information I had requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). See “Fairfax Schools Monitor Sues Fairfax Schools, Round 2,” May 27, 2002. My FOIA request was for documents relating to the…
Read MoreFairfax Schools Monitor Sues Fairfax Schools, Round 2
Fairfax Schools Monitor has just filed a new lawsuit against the Fairfax County School Board. It challenges the Board’s improper assertion of “attorney-client privilege” to withhold documents requested under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). During the past few months, we have been seeking documents relating to the development of the School Board’s “Anti-Racism,…
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