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Cedar Springs board raises legal concerns about state safety grant as Nov. 30 deadline nears
Summary
Board discussed whether to opt into a statewide school-safety funding program that offers districts access to a share of roughly $321 million but, as written, would require waiving attorney-client privilege and accepting state investigations; staff advised caution and noted neighboring districts’ legal pushback.
The Cedar Springs Public Schools Board spent a lengthy portion of its Nov. 10 meeting weighing whether to pursue a state safety fund that staff said makes approximately $321,000,000 available to districts. Staff cautioned trustees that the terms — as currently drafted — could require districts to waive attorney-client privilege and to comply with state investigations as a condition of receiving funds.
“There's a high potential risk,” an unnamed district administrator told the board,…
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