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Board members debate student advisory council policy amid Open Meetings Act concerns
Summary
Trustees discussed a proposed student advisory council policy and legal advice that a board-formed advisory group that deliberates on policy may be subject to Tennessee's Open Meetings Act; trustees asked staff to research options, including models used by other districts.
Trustees discussed a newly drafted policy to authorize a student advisory council at their Sept. 9 study session and raised legal concerns after a board member said state guidance indicates a council formed by the board that deliberates on policy could be subject to Tennessee's Open Meetings Act.
The exchange arose during a prior-to-first-reading discussion of a policy draft that would create a student advisory group to provide input on policies and decisions affecting students. Board member Ben Johnson told the panel he had attended the Tennessee School Boards Association’s Summer Law Institute and cited materials saying…
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