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BELLEVUE JOHN DOES v. BELLEVUE SCHOOL DIST.

Nos. 54300-8-I, 52304-0, 54380-6.

120 P.3d 616 (2005)

BELLEVUE JOHN DOES 1-11, Federal Way John Does 1-5 and Jane Does 1-2 and Seattle John Does 1-13 and John Doe, Appellants, v. BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT # 405, a municipal corporation and a subdivision of the State of Washington, Federal Way School District # 210, a municipal corporation and a subdivision of the State of Washington, and Seattle School District # 1, a municipal corporation and subdivision of the State of Washington, and Seattle Times Company, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

October 3, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie Jean Olson, Olson & Olson PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellants Bellevue School Dist. # 405 & Seattle John Doe # 6.

Tyler K. Firkins, Vansiclen Stocks & Firkins, Auburn, WA, for Appellants John & Jane Does.

Joyce L. Thomas, Frank, Freed, Subit & Thomas LLP, Seattle, WA, for Appellant Seattle John Doe # 13.

Steve Paul Moen, Shafer, Moen & Bryan PS, Seattle, WA, for Appellant Seattle John Doe # 9.

Michael W. Hoge, Perkins Coie, Seattle, WA, for Respondent Bellevue School Dist. # 405.

Jeffrey Ganson, Dionne & Rorick, Seattle, WA, for Respondent Federal Way School Dist. # 210.

John Michael Cerqui, Seattle Public Schools/General Counsel Office, for Respondent Seattle School Dist. # 1.

Michael John Killeen, Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard, David Wright Tremaine LLP, Seattle, WA, Alison Page Howard, Redmond, WA, for Respondent/Cross App. Seattle Times Company.

Jessica Goldman, Summit Law Group, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiaes Allied Daily Newspaper, Belo Corp., McClatchy Co., Washington Newspapers Publishers.

Harriett Kay Strasberg, Attorney at Law, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae Washington Education Assn.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 School districts must disclose the names of teachers who have been accused of misconduct of a sexual nature, even when the districts have concluded after investigation that the allegations are unsubstantiated or too minor to justify discipline. The public is legitimately concerned with knowing the names of the teachers in order to protect students and monitor the performance of the districts. The privacy exemption in the Public Records Act permits...

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