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Legal counsel urges board to follow Connecticut FOIA rules for hybrid meetings and to revise bylaws governing committee agendas
Summary
District counsel briefed the Bridgeport Board of Education on the board's statutory limits, committee agenda creation, and notice requirements under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act for hybrid or fully electronic meetings; board moved to table a personnel‑sensitive item to executive session.
The Bridgeport Board of Education received a legal briefing on Feb. 10 about the board's authority, committee agendas and Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements for hybrid and electronic meetings.
District counsel Mark Emsdadi told the board that "under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, ... records pertaining to strategy and negotiations with respect to pending claims or pending litigation ... are appropriate matters for executive session." He advised…
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