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Board waives privilege, orders release of investigative executive summary in transportation hiring review
Summary
The Crook County School District board voted to waive attorney‑client privilege and release an investigative executive summary about the transportation manager hiring process after at least one public records request; the board limited the release to the executive summary, not entire investigative materials.
The Crook County School District board voted to release an investigative executive summary related to the transportation manager hiring process and to waive attorney‑client privilege to respond to a public records request.
Board members said the executive summary contains only high‑level findings, with short summaries of three avenues of investigation and no detailed statements of who said what. Staff and some board members described the document as limited in substantive detail and argued there was no harm in release. The board discussed whether the material would be exempt from disclosure under Oregon law as attorney‑client privileged material; the agenda cited ORS 192.640(1) in the context of potential exemption.
A motion to release the executive summary passed on roll call with all members present voting yes. Board members emphasized the vote applied specifically to the executive session portion — the executive summary — not to all investigatory materials. At the meeting a board member said they had reviewed the executive summary in advance and believed it contained no new detail beyond general conclusions.
The board did not release the full investigative file during the meeting; members indicated they would respond to the pending public records request consistent with the vote to release the executive summary.
