The abusive fees have been used to stop FOIA requests from parents concerning covid era policies and gender studies classes…

Multiple state supreme courts have blocked parental lawsuits and set a precedent giving schools immunity from litigation, specifically concerning health related policies. The only other option for citizens with children was to force their way into school board meetings and watch every move of the people involved.

FOIA requests have become frequent because schools refused to offer lesson transparency. In other words, school officials and teachers unions assert that they are not required to tell parents what their children are being taught, so the only way to know is to press the issue through access to public records.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/public-schools-using-multimillion-dollar-fees-stop-parental-foia-requests