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SC Public Charter School District attorney reviews FOIA obligations for the authorizer
Summary
General counsel Eric Norton told the board the PCSD is fully subject to South Carolina—s Freedom of Information Act, outlined the district—process for handling records and meetings requests, and urged trustees to use their sccharter.org email addresses for district business.
The South Carolina Public Charter School District—(PCSD) received a briefing on FOIA obligations and record-retention practices at its Sept. 11 board meeting, led by the district—attorney, Eric Norton.
Norton told trustees the district is explicitly subject to the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act under the Charter Schools Act and said that the law—requires "that public business be performed in an open and public manner." He emphasized that, for the PCSD, that obligation applies to all aspects of the authorizer——————————operations and is not limited to parts of the district that touch federal funds.
Why it matters: Norton said the statutory clarity that places the PCSD under FOIA means board agendas, minutes,…
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