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L'Anse Creuse board approves $1.3 million Section 31AA safety funds after heated debate over waiver of privilege
Summary
After a two‑and‑a‑half hour legal briefing and debate about the implications of waiving attorney‑client privilege in a mass‑casualty investigation, the L'Anse Creuse Board voted 6–1 on Nov. 10 to opt in to Section 31AA grant funds, estimated at about $1.3 million for the district.
The L'Anse Creuse Public Schools Board voted 6–1 Nov. 10 to accept Section 31AA safety and mental‑health grant funding that counsel said could total about $1.3 million for the district this year. The decision followed more than two hours of legal briefing and a question‑and‑answer session on what the statute’s requirement to “waive any privilege” would mean in practice.
Board counsel John Cava of Collins & Blaha told trustees the statute requires districts that opt in to permit a third‑party or state‑appointed investigator access to documents and information after a qualifying mass‑casualty event. "The statute says that you have to agree to waive any privilege," Cava said, adding the language is broad and several important definitions are not yet clarified by the…
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