Hamilton’s public school board tried to keep the amount it spends on school bus services secret.
The Board of Trustees of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board opposed a freedom of information request that sought to learn how much the Board is paying for school busing services.
In a decision issued September 26, Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner ordered the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board to comply with Ontario’s freedom of information law.
The HWDSB claimed that because it signs third-party contracts for school busing and orders an arms-length consortium (the Hamilton-Wentworth Student Transportation Services), public information laws required them to keep this spending secret.
The HWDSB must release the information to the FOI requestor between October 28 and November 1.
Production Details v. 1.0.0 Published: October 4, 2024 Last updated: October 4, 2024 Author: Joey Coleman Update Record v. 1.0.0 original version