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L'Anse Creuse board votes 6–1 to accept $1.3 million in state safety funds despite legal privacy concerns
Summary
After a two‑hour legal briefing and extended Q&A, the L'Anse Creuse Committee of the Whole voted 6–1 to opt in to Section 31AA school safety and mental‑health grant funding (about $1.3M). Board members raised concerns about waiver of attorney‑client and student‑teacher privileges and potential insurance and FOIA implications.
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools' Committee of the Whole voted 6–1 on Nov. 10 to accept Section 31AA grant funds for school safety and mental‑health programs, authorizing Superintendent staff to opt in to the state program despite unresolved legal questions about a required waiver of privilege.
The board approved Exhibit A — a resolution to opt in to 31AA funds — on a motion by Board Member Adam Sellers, supported by Board Member Mister Doss. The roll call recorded six votes in favor and one opposed: Missus Ross cast the lone no vote.
The decision followed a lengthy presentation by district legal counsel, introduced as John Cava (Collins & Blaha). Cava told the board that Section 31AA is part of the State School Aid Act; he said the statewide program this year amounts to roughly $321 million, of which a district allocation could total about $1.3 million. He explained the statute’s condition: if a district elects to accept the funds and later a qualifying “mass casualty event” occurs, the district must agree to provide documents and cooperate with a third‑party…
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