Resident raises questions about deleted board meeting recordings and lack of records retention policy

Dustin Logue, a district resident, told the Board of Education he submitted Right-to-Know requests after noticing that video recordings of board meetings from 2020 through 2024 were deleted from the district YouTube channel and that the district has no records-retention policy. He said he appealed to the Office of Open Records and received an affidavit from the district’s director of communications and correspondence from district counsel acknowledging the videos were considered public records but no longer exist. Logue said an IT director email showed the channel’s deleted videos were removed and that a follow-up response from a board member said only “great. Thanks so much.” He asked the board to explain how the deletions were authorized, to pursue recovery of deleted files and to adopt a formal retention policy so public records are not removed “at will.” The speaker referenced communications he received from district staff and counsel and said the district’s response to his request included an assertion that no retention policy exists. He asked the board to consider data-recovery options and to clarify how long recordings will be kept going forward. The district did not provide an immediate response during the public-comment period; no formal board action on retention or recovery was recorded in this meeting.