LINDEMAN v. KELSO SCHOOL DIST. NO. 458

No. 77253-3.

172 P.3d 329 (2007)

Richard LINDEMAN and Ginger Lindeman, husband and wife, Petitioners, v. KELSO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 458, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 15, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Kieran Morgan, Longview, WA, for Petitioners.

Clifford Donald Foster Jr., Lisa M. Worthington-Brown, Dionne & Rorick, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard, Allied Law Group, LLC, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington, Washington State Association of Broadcasters, Washington Coalition for Open Government.

Douglas B. Klunder, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Wash.


OWENS, J.

¶ 1 A surveillance videotape installed on a public school bus recorded an altercation between two students. When parents Richard and Ginger Lindeman (Lindemans) sought access to the videotape through a public disclosure request, Kelso School District No. 458 (District) denied the request on the basis that the videotape was exempt under former RCW 42.17.310(1)(a) (2003)1 (hereinafter "student file exemption"). The trial court...

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