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Hartland board unanimously opts into Section 31AA funding after legal briefing on privilege waiver
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After a legal briefing about the scope of a required investigator/privilege waiver, the Hartland Consolidated Schools Board voted unanimously to adopt the Section 31AA opt‑in resolution; board members discussed potential liability, insurance implications and delaying the state checkbox until the last business day.
The Hartland Consolidated Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Nov. 17 to adopt a resolution to opt into State School Aid Act Section 31AA funding, after hearing a legal briefing on what the statute’s investigator-privilege waiver could require.
Legal counsel Mary Dooley of Troon told the board Section 31AA defines a “mass casualty event” broadly and said that, as written, the waiver could be triggered in situations the legislature may not have intended. Dooley read the language to the board: “an event that occurs on school grounds or at school activities that result in significant injuries…
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