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Board debates removal of attachments from Nov. 18 minutes after citizen reports; motion to strip attachments advances

Board of Trustees, Lexington County School District Five · January 1, 2025
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Summary

A contentious debate over the public minutes marked the Dec. 9 meeting as trustees argued whether two attachments to the Nov. 18 minutes — including incident/police reports filed by a board member — should be removed from the public record.

A contentious debate over the public minutes marked the Dec. 9 agenda. Trustee Scully moved that the board approve the Nov. 18 minutes but remove attachments numbered 1 and 2 in their entirety; Trustee Satterfield seconded the motion. Trustee Huddle and others argued those attachments included incident reports and a citizen police complaint and that removing them would conflict with South Carolina law on minutes; Huddle moved an amendment to retain the sheriff’s/citizen report in the minutes that failed on a vote. After further debate and legal clarification from the board…

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