Teachers

*735 *534 On December 21, 2016, plaintiff and appellant Associated Chino Teachers (ACT) filed a verified petition for writ of mandate, seeking to prevent defendant and respondent Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) from releasing two documents relating to the results of an investigation into a public high school teacher's (Doe) actions as a girls' volleyball coach. Doe's actions did not result in any type of discipline or adverse action from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). The trial court denied the petition. ACT appeals contending the disclosure of these documents is not authorized under the California Public Records Act. (CPRA; Gov. Code, § 6250, et seq. ) 1 It argues that disclosure would significantly harm Doe's privacy rights. (§ 6254, subd. (c).) Alternatively, ACT asserts the public interest in not disclosing the documents outweighs the public interest in disclosing them. (§ 6255.)

We conclude the CPRA does not require the production of the documents because Doe's privacy interests outweigh the public interest in their disclosure. We therefore do not address ACT's alternative argument. We reverse the judgment and remand the matter to the…