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, Petitioners,
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 a subdivision of the state of Washington, Respondents, and
Seattle Times Company, Respondent/Intervenor.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued March 22, 2007.
Decided July 31, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Tyler K. Firkins, Van Siclen Stocks & Firkins, Auburn, WA, Leslie Jean Olson, Olson & Olson PLLC, Steve Paul Moen, Shafer Moen & Bryan PS, Seattle, WA, for Petitioners.
Michael W. Hoge, Perkins Coie, Jeffrey Ganson, Dionne & Rorick, John Michael Cerqui, Seattle Public Schools, Lissa Wolfendale Shook, Federal Public Defender, Michele Lynn Earl-Hubbard, Allied Law Group, LLC, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.
Jessica L. Goldman, Summit Law Group, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers of Washington, Inc., Belo Corporation, McClatchy Company, Pioneer Newspapers, Inc., Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The Daily News, The Herald, The News Tribune, The Olympian, The Spokesman-Review, The Stranger, The Wenatchee World, Tri-City Herald, Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, Washington State Association of Broadcasters.
Douglas B. Klunder, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.
Scott A.W. Johnson, Shelley Marie Hall, Stokes Lawrence PS, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Center for Justice, Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators, Seattle Community Council Federation.
Judith A. Endejan, Graham & Dunn PC, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Coalition for Open Government.
Harriet Kay Strasberg, Attorney at Law, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Education Association.
Edward Earl Younglove, III, Younglove Lyman & Coker PLLC, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Federation of State Employees.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
FAIRHURST, J.
¶ 1 Fifteen public school teachers seek to enjoin their respective school districts from releasing their names in response to a public records request by the Seattle Times Company (Times) for the names of teachers alleged to have committed sexual misconduct against students. Division One of the Court of Appeals ordered that the teachers' identities be disclosed unless the allegations of misconduct were patently false. We reverse in part.
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