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Public commenters accuse district lawyer and question MOU around Riverstone Academy; board member responds
Summary
During open forum, public commenters raised ethics and transparency concerns about a June MOU that allowed ER BOCES to place Riverstone Academy in district boundaries and questioned district legal counsel Brad Miller; a board member addressed the allegations on the record.
At the open‑forum period of the board’s December meeting, members of the public raised detailed allegations about a June memorandum of understanding and possible conflicts of interest involving the district’s legal counsel.
Chris Sutton, identified in the transcript as a public commenter, urged the board to prioritize students and staff and questioned the district’s legal expenses under attorney Brad Miller, saying the district has paid Miller’s firm at a substantially higher rate than prior counsel and asking the…
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