The Pennsylvania Right to Know Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of governmental bodies in Pennsylvania. The new Right to Know or Open Records Law (Act 3 of 2008) took effect on January 1, 2009. This law presumes that all documents of all governmental bodies will be presumed to be open to the public unless the agency holding them can prove otherwise.
The Wilkinsburg School District recognizes the importance of access to public records. The public has the right, under law, to inspect and to procure copies of such records with certain exceptions subject to Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law. Any citizen may request, in writing, a document of the District. This request must be made to the District’s Open Records Officer:
Cynthia Bogatay
Superintendent’s Confidential Assistant
Wilkinsburg School District
718 Wallace Avenue
Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
bogatayc@wilkinsburgschool.org
Public Records Policy
Right-to-Know Request form
Additional information can be found on the Right to Know Law by contacting the State Open Records Department as follows:
State Open Records Department
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, Plaza Level
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225
717-346-9903
www.openrecords.state.pa.us