Regarding Access to School District Records under the Wisconsin Public Records Law
The Hamilton School District is subject to the Wisconsin Public Records Law (WPRL). By submitting a request to the Superintendent that sufficiently describes the records being sought, parents, guardians and other members of the public may request access to District records under the WPRL. Fees authorized by law may apply. The District individually evaluates and responds to records requests as required by law. Under the WPRL, governmental records are presumed to be open to public inspection and copying, but there are exceptions. A public records request may encompass records regarding school employee discipline. A requester often has a right to inspect or copy such employment-related records. However, the WPRL does apply some special District processing procedures to such records; and, in some situations, such records or portions of such records are not disclosable. See, for example, Wis. Stat. §19.36(10)(b), §19.356(2)(a)1, and §19.356(9). The WPRL is codified in Subchapter II of Chapter 19 of the Wisconsin Statutes.