A civil complaint was filed by 2006 Findlay High School graduate, John R. Eakin, claiming the district failed to comply with the Ohio Public Record.
Eakin’s filed the complaint in the Hancock County Common Pleas Court after requesting records from a recently closed investigation by the school district. He was asking the school for information about the 2023 Findlay First Edition program, and did not receive any documentation after filing a public information request, February 5.
The civil complaint is to hold Findlay City Schools accountable for future public record requests and to add any fines or penalties from Ohio law or being noncompliant to Eakins’ request.
In November 2023, a two-month probe was conducted on Findlay First Edition, resulting in the resignation of FFE Director Kevin Manley.