Wisconsin school districts are often posed with the conundrum of balancing the privacy rights of parents with their obligations under the open records law.  School districts have often taken the position that the privacy of the parents is of higher public interest than the disclosure of their email addresses pursuant to a public records request,…

At this time of the school year, Wisconsin school districts may be receiving school district reorganization petitions.  There are four (4) types of school district reorganization governed by Wis. Stat. Ch. 117, including consolidation of two (2) or more school districts, dissolution of a school district, creation of a school district, and the detachment of…