Overview
- Barrington Public Schools estimated 7,735.5 hours to gather materials spanning 157 courses since 2010 that are stored across three learning-management systems.
- The district’s law firm priced the request at roughly $116,033 for curriculum compilation, about $380 for recent emails containing “Trump,” and $719 for older “Trump” emails.
- Requester Nicole Solas sought Fillo’s curriculum and emails, including 789 emails with “Trump” from Sept. 1, 2024, to present and 1,438 earlier “Trump” emails identified by the district.
- The Goldwater Institute and attorney James McGlone asked the district to revise or waive the charge, arguing the Access to Public Records Act caps labor at $15 per hour and the estimate appears inflated.
- Teacher Benjamin Fillo remains on paid leave after a video celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing, and the school committee retained outside counsel with investigator Matthew Oliverio to review the matter.