In a 14-page opinion, the Wyoming High Court rejected the school district's argument that disclosure violated a Wyoming Education Code provision mandating publication of salaries without identifying the individual school district employees by name. The Tribune Eagle sought the documents in December 2009 under the WPRA, which makes public records "open for inspection by any person at reasonable times."
The Supreme Court ruled that although the newspaper was entitled to view records showing the employees' names and salaries, that other personal information, such as Social Security numbers and birthdates may be redacted to protect employee privacy because such information "is not part of the terms and conditions of employment."
The case was reported by the Website of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (www.rcfp.org).
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