Salt Lake Tribune wins release of records documenting coach’s inappropriate relationship

From Student Press Law Center:

UTAH — Records documenting an inappropriate relationship between a student and a former high school football coach aren’t protected by FERPA, a Utah committee on public records has ruled.
 
The State Records Committee decided 3-2 Thursday to release some witness testimony and text messages between the victim and former Cottonwood High School coach Josh Lyman.
 
The Salt Lake Tribune's Sports Reporter Bill Oram asked for name-redacted records documenting the school’s investigation in May. The Granite School District denied the request …