PO-4468

The appellant seeks access to four videos featuring commentary by high school students prepared for an online civics course. The videos were made available to school boards across the province until they were removed following controversy surrounding one of them. The Ministry of Education denied access to the videos on the basis that they contain personal information belonging to the students that is exempt under the personal privacy exemption in section 21(1). In this order, the adjudicator finds that the presumptions against disclosure in sections 21(3)(d) (educational history) and 21(3)(h) (racial or ethnic origin or religious or political beliefs) apply to the videos and that they are therefore exempt from disclosure under section 21(1). She upholds the ministry’s decision and dismisses the appeal.