The posted notice is a requirement that is often overlooked under Wisconsin’s Public Records law.  Wis. Stat. § 19.34(1).  By statute, each public records authority, excluding members of a governmental body, must adopt, prominently display, and make available, a notice providing guidance on its public records procedures.  Many school districts display the notice in their…

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided a case involving the property rights of a former school employee – Concluding that neither the former school employee’s employment contract nor performance improvement plan that he was subject to created a property interest in continued employment.  Barkow v. School District of Athens, et al., Case 22-1521…