# Schools forced to divert staff amid historic flood of records requests **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 30, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-forced-to-divert-staff-amid-historic-flood-of-records-requests/981875 "2023-03-30T12:37:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralfy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ralfy/32/600_2.png) [@ralfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralfy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-forced-to-divert-staff-amid-historic-flood-of-records-requests/981875/1 "2023-03-30T12:37:46Z")
> **[Schools forced to divert staff amid historic flood of records requests](https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/03/27/school-district-foia-records-request/)** > > Districts are rushing to comply with complex queries as parents seek “transparency” about what is taught. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-forced-to-divert-staff-amid-historic-flood-of-records-requests/981875/2 "2023-03-30T12:38:18Z")
Closed on March 30, 2023, 12:38pm UTC ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-forced-to-divert-staff-amid-historic-flood-of-records-requests/981875/3 "2023-03-30T12:40:38Z")
Please don’t post bare link OPs in P&E. Please include Why do you think this is worth talking about? Or what’s your opinion about it? And a small summary is pretty much expected. You can try this again, but please provide an actual OP.