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Residents cite depositions and Signal messages, call for resignations over alleged Sunshine Act violations
Summary
Multiple residents at the Central Bucks School District meeting on Jan. 16 said depositions and Right‑to‑Know records show board members used the Signal app to conduct district business outside public meetings, raising Sunshine Act concerns and prompting calls for several officials to resign.
Residents and several public commenters told the Central Bucks School District board on Jan. 16 that depositions and records produced in litigation show board members discussed district business on the Signal messaging app, deleted messages and thereby avoided public disclosure obligations.
Why it matters: Using private messaging for official business can violate Pennsylvania’s open‑meetings requirements (commonly referred to as the Sunshine Act or public meeting law) and expose the district and individual board members to legal liability. Residents said the discovery evidence in an ongoing lawsuit contradicts earlier public statements about…
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