Teacher Salaries Public Information?

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a Cheyenne school district must disclose their teaches' salaries to the local newspaper.  The case can be found here Laramie County School District 1 v. Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc.

The Executive Editor of the paper said "There was never a doubt in our minds that the salaries and the names are public information." The newspaper thinks that this information will be useful information that the public can use to see how much teachers are being paid and what it takes to raise their pay levels. 

The school district is going to comply with the ruling but they don't agree with it. The district had already given out information on how much teachers and employees made but without releasing names. The superintendent said ""The request to produce all of our employees by name, with their current salaries, and so on, is a request that we felt could put some of our employees in jeopardy."

Justice Michale Golden said in his decision that "the public has a right to know how a governmental entity expends public funds."

This case I do not understand. If Justice Golden thinks the public has a right to know how money is being spent, why can't they know without names being released? What is the difference if employee 3473 is making $35,000 or if old Miss. Johnson the English teacher is? The School district did put up a weak defense saying that releasing the information could be dangerous for employees who may have a stalker (seriously that was their defense). I think there cold be an easy argument for privacy protection for these employees, and how the same information would be useful without names being attached.