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Public commenters accuse San Bernardino County Board of Education of repeated Brown Act violations as trustees adopt agenda
Summary
Multiple public speakers urged the board not to adopt the meeting agenda, alleging repeated Brown Act violations and conflicts of interest tied to board members’ outside organizations; the board adopted the agenda after brief discussion and one trustee signaled concerns about closed-session specificity.
Several members of the public used the agenda-adoption portion of the Dec. 15 San Bernardino County Board of Education meeting to press the trustees on alleged Brown Act violations and demands for greater disclosure.
Antoinette opened public comment saying the board had failed to place Brown Act complaints on previous agendas and cited California Government Code section 54959: “Any member of a legislative body who knowingly violates the Brown Act is guilty of a misdemeanor,” she said. Other speakers, including a commenter who identified themself as DK, accused board leadership of ignoring repeated transparency problems and of enabling misconduct…
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