Annotations for Decision

Board of Education v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Com., 625 S.W.2d 109, 1981 Ky. App. LEXIS 302 (Ky. Ct. App. 1981); Kentucky Bd. of Examiners of Psychologists v. Courier-Journal & Louisville Times Co., 826 S.W.2d 324, 1992 Ky. LEXIS 35 (Ky. 1992); Frankfort Pub. Co. v. Kentucky State University Foundation, Inc., 834 S.W.2d 681, 1992 Ky. LEXIS 103 (Ky. 1992); Commonwealth v. Chestnut, 250 S.W.3d 655, 2008 Ky. LEXIS 116 (Ky. 2008); Commonwealth v. Scorsone, 251 S.W.3d 328, 2008 Ky. App. LEXIS 40 (Ky. Ct. App. 2008); Parish v. Petter, 608 S.W.3d 638, 2020 Ky. App. LEXIS 100 (Ky. Ct. App. 2020);                         Courier-Journal, Inc. v. Shively Police Dep't, 2022 Ky. App. LEXIS 99 (Ky. Ct. App. Nov. 10, 2022). Full Details

In light of the clear recognition of an individual’s right of privacy in Kentucky, the question of whether, absent a court order, information should be withheld from disclosure pursuant to subdivision (1)(a) of this section, is subject to a test of balancing the interests of the parties as well as those of the public, measured by the standard of a reasonable man. Board of Education v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Com., 625 S.W.2d 109, 1981 Ky. App. LEXIS 302 (Ky. Ct. App. 1981). Full Details

There is no unqualified right for one governmental entity to examine the total personnel files of another governmental entity; accordingly, where the Human Rights Commission sought all personnel records of complainant and three (3) other school security officers in an employment promotion sex discrimination case, the Board of Education need only disclose such information as remains after it “sanitizes” the records, pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, to remove material not germane to the action. Board of Education v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Com., 625 S.W.2d 109, 1981 Ky. App. LEXIS 302 (Ky. Ct. App. 1981). Full Details