A student journalist at Otterbein University is asking the Ohio Supreme Court for help in the student newspaper’s effort to obtain records from the private university’s police force.
Tag: access to public records
Proposed Ohio legislation would require all private police forces to make records public
Ohio legislators have introduced a second bill aimed at making public the records of privately employed police officers, whose incident reports, arrest logs and other records have long been kept secret.
Legislation to restrict access to presidential searches in Florida moves forward
A Florida bill that would limit public access to records related to searches for presidents, provosts and deans at public universities was approved by a House committee earlier this month.
Va. legislators mull higher ed exemptions to public records laws
At the request of universities in the state, Virginia legislators have introduced legislation that would create freedom of information act exemptions for certain higher education records.
Ohio considering legislation to make some private school police subject to public records laws
Though police officers employed by private colleges and universities in Ohio are authorized to uphold and enforce the law like any other officer, their records are kept under wraps, not subject to public records law. This may change with legislation introduced Tuesday that would make public the records kept by a police department established by either private colleges and universities or qualified nonprofit corporations, like hospitals.
UCLA adopts policy limiting access to faculty work
The University of California Los Angeles has adopted a “set of guiding principles” seeking to protect most faculty “scholarly communications” from disclosure under the state’s public records law.
Oregon State adviser resigns over public records dispute with university
An Oregon State University student-media adviser has resigned her job after a months-long dispute with university lawyers over public records.
Michigan high school graduate asks court to reconsider after judge says names of expelled students aren't public records
A recent graduate is contesting a judge’s recent decision to side with a Michigan school district in a lawsuit over a former student’s request for the names of expelled students, arguing that the school is hiding behind FERPA, a federal student privacy law.
Wisconsin-Milwaukee student sues school, alleging public records violations
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student is suing the university, alleging it failed to comply with the state’s public records law when it cited inordinately high labor costs and withheld documents relating to a university employee who is also a student.
SUNY Oswego denies student newspaper's request for fraternity disciplinary records, citing FERPA
NEW YORK — The State University of New York at Oswego refused to release records about discipline against Greek houses to The Oswegonian last week, saying the records could have revealed private information. The school cited FERPA, a federal law designed to protect educational records.