The governing body for middle and high school sports in Pennsylvania must abide by the Right-to-Know Law. By a four-to-one decision yesterday, the state Supreme Court ruled the law applies to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. The decision upheld a Commonwealth Court ruling from 2021. The PIAA had argued its status as a private nonprofit exempted it from the Right-to-Know Law, which was passed in 2008. The court, however, noted in its opinion that the PIAA is listed as a “Commonwealth entity” under the law. The case was brought before the courts after Bucks County resident Simon Campbell filed a Right-to-Know request in 2021 based on denials from the PIAA to the “Daily Item’s” request for District 4 financials. The newspaper requested documents, such as receipts and bank statements that the court has now ruled are public.
