Middletown Public Schools                                                                       No. 1100

PUBLIC RECORDS

            The Middletown School Committee meetings and records will be matters of public information, subject to such restriction as are set by federal law or regulation, by state statute, or by pertinent court rulings.

            The official minutes of the School Committee, its written policies, and its financial records will be available at the Superintendent’s Office by any citizen desiring to examine them.  Approved minutes from open session meetings also will be posted on the district website.

            However, no records will be released for inspection by the public or any unauthorized persons, either by the Superintendent or any other person designated as custodian for the Middletown Public Schools records, if such disclosure would be contrary to the public interest, as described in state law.

            The people’s right to know the process of government decision making and the documents and statistics leading to determinations is basic to our society.  Access to such information should not be thwarted by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or confidentiality.

Reference:  Titles 38-2 of the General Laws of Rhode Island.

1^st Reading – January 15, 2009

2^nd Reading and Approval – February 12, 2009