Manatee County School District set to pay on public records violation

After months of boasted financial progress, the Manatee County School District is digging into its pockets again.

At its meeting at 5:45 p.m. Sept. 23, the district is slated to pay $21, 636 to Michael Barfield to cover attorney fees accrued during a law suit against the district.

Barfield said the district failed to oblige to a public records request in March 2013, when he asked for an explanation for removed items on the district's Current/ Closed Cases document. As a result of the Florida Public Records Act, Barfield will be awarded the court costs.

Other agenda items include denying the charter application of Cortez High School and Manatee Y Technological School.

Contact Amanda Sebastiano at [email protected].