When the "good" schools go bad.-----Teachers Not Subject to Freedom of Information Act, Court Rules

Teachers Not Subject to Freedom of Information Act, Court Rules - By Holly Wetzel

MIDLAND, Mich. — The Oakland County Circuit Court ruled yesterday that public school teachers are not considered public bodies and do not have to provide materials under Freedom of Information Act requests....
In March of 2022, the Mackinac Center filed a lawsuit against the Rochester Community School District on behalf of Carol Beth Litkouhi, 

• a Rochester parent who submitted a FOIA request to the school district to learn more about the curriculum being taught in a History of Ethnic and Gender Studies class. 
• Prior to submitting the FOIA request, Litkouhi first reached out to the teacher of the class before being repeatedly stonewalled by the district in her quest for information. 
• Even though the class had already been taught for a semester, the district responded that they were not in possession of the requested documents and were under no obligation to ask the teacher for them...