Our school recently switched to a PTO from a PTA. New board members were voted in. I became treasurer and have been trying to get records from the previous treasurer, who continues to refuse passing over any information. Recently this person presented our board with a letter from the district PTA president who states all records are now part of the property of the state PTA. This includes history records, minutes, financial records, etc. We are allowed zero access to anything. Basically we are at this point starting over from nothing. Funds were donated from the PTA to PTO, but that has been the extent of it.

Is this actually legal? Can anyone offer me advise on what I should do from this point, if there is anything I can do?