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WALL v. FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BD.

Record No. 951927.

475 S.E.2d 803 (1996)

252 Va. 156

Lucas E. WALL v. FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 13, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Wall, Springfield (Stephen B. Pershing; American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Virginia, on briefs), for Appellant.

Thomas J. Cawley, McLean (Arthur E. Schmalz; Hunton & Williams, on brief), for Appellees.

Student Press Law Center and The Reporters Committee for Freedon of the Press, Arlington (S. Mark Goodman; Michael C. Hiestand; Jane E. Kirtley, on brief), amicus curiae in support of Appellant.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., COMPTON, STEPHENSON, LACY, KEENAN and KOONTZ, JJ., and WHITING, Senior Justice.

STEPHENSON, Justice.

In this appeal, we decide whether The Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Code § 2.1-340, et seq. (the Act), requires the disclosure of the total number of votes received by each candidate in a public high school student election.

On May 3, 1995, an election was conducted at Centreville High School, a public school in Fairfax County. In the election, the students were afforded the opportunity to elect class officers for the...

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