“The (taxpayer supported Madison School) district paid for $11,607.45 in legal fees as part of the settlement, but did not admit any wrongdoing.
An open records lawsuit filed anonymously against the Madison Metropolitan School District last fall was settled in May after the district released the records sought.
A “John Doe” filed the lawsuit against the district last November represented by attorney Tom Kamenick, the president and founder of the Wisconsin Transparency Project.
“My client and I are glad the District finally turned them over, but hope the District abides by its legal responsibilities promptly in the future,” Kamenick wrote in an email Friday.
The district paid for $11,607.45 in legal fees as part of the settlement, but did not admit any wrongdoing.
District spokesman Tim LeMonds wrote in an email last week the district would have no comment on the outcome.
The records sought mostly related to “weekly updates” from the superintendent to School Board members, with the anonymous requester seeking any and all records presented in such meetings. Doe had also filed requests for curriculum plans, school improvement plans and the annual seclusion and restraint report, among other topics.
