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Landau, Zarella and O'Connell, Js. Argued March 21--officially released November 7, 2000 Counsel

Sheila A. Huddleston, with whom, on the brief, were Charles L. Howard and Thomas B. Mooney, for the appellants (plaintiffs). Victor R. Perpetua, appellate attorney, with whom, on the brief, was Mitchell W. Pearlman, general counsel, for the appellee (named defendant).
Opinion

ZARELLA, J. The plaintiffs, the chairman of the board of education of the town of Darien and the board of education of the town of Darien (collectively, board), appeal from the judgment of the trial court dismissing their appeal from a decision by the defendant freedom of information commission (commission).1 The board claims that the court improperly concluded that (1) the board lacks standing to assert the confidentiality of

certain preliminary documents used in an evaluation of the superintendent of schools, (2) the preliminary documents are not exempt from disclosure, (3) the board lacks standing to assert the confidentiality of the final evaluation document and (4) the disclosure of a confidential personnel evaluation is not a per se invasion of personal privacy. We reverse the judgment of the trial court. The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our determination of this appeal. The board is a public agency charged with overseeing the operation of the public schools in the town of Darien. Pursuant to General Statutes

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