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Board authorizes president to compile outside‑counsel list after waiving privilege on Aug. 22 legal email

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San Bernardino County Board of Education members voted on Sept. 8 to waive attorney‑client privilege for an Aug. 22 email from deputy county counsel and authorized the board president to assemble a list of potential outside counsel for a second opinion.

San Bernardino County Board of Education members voted on Sept. 8 to waive attorney‑client privilege for an Aug. 22 email from the county deputy counsel and to ask the board president to assemble a list of outside counsel for a second legal opinion.

The board said the step was needed so members could obtain an independent legal review of the questions raised in the email, which related to appointment authority in the event of a county superintendent vacancy. The board first voted to waive privilege (motion…

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