Judge orders Idaho school district to open records
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) -- An eastern Idaho judge has ordered the Blackfoot School District to release all documents surrounding a separation agreement and a consulting fee by mid-week.
Sixth District Judge David Nye issued the order Friday afternoon in response to an open records lawsuit filed by former Blackfoot teacher Joyce Bingham and the Post Register in Idaho Falls. Bingham and the newspaper sued after the district refused to make public a separation agreement between the school board and former Superintendent Scott Crane, as well as details of a contract payout worth more than $105,000.
In his ruling, Nye said the case smacked of a public agency trying to hide its decision-making from the public.
School district officials said they would hold a meeting Monday to address the issue.
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