The following article was first published on Pullman & Comely’s School Law Blog. It was adapted from an article the same author provided for the CABE Journal September 2022 edition. It is reposted here with permission.
It is a common practice for employers to conduct exit interviews with departing employees.
Without even discussing employment law issues (not to mention issues over the appropriate roles and responsibilities for school administrators and board members) that might arise out of the use of such interviews, Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act presents another complicating factor.
A recent case before Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Commission exemplifies these concerns.
In Hanna v. Chief, Police Department, Town of Old Saybrook, #FIC 2021-0586 (July 13, 2022), a former employee of a police department requested from the department his complete personnel file, including a copy of his “exit interview.”
As per the department’s practices, the former employee was asked to complete a written exit interview.
Also consistent with its practices, the exit interview was then reviewed by another police department employee and discussed with the former employee.
Department exit interviews are also reviewed by the police chief (who is responsible for evaluating the performance of department employees/supervisors) and by the Board of Police Commissioners (which is responsible for evaluating the performance of the chief).
The stated purpose of the exit...
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