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After heated debate, RSU 52 board approves guidance allowing members to circulate informational emails
Summary
The board voted to permit members to share informational materials by email with the full board, with caveats to avoid deliberations outside public meetings; motion passed with several members opposing on transparency grounds.
MOTION AND CONTENTION Board Chair proposed a motion to allow board members to continue sending informational materials to all members by email, clarifying the material must not be used as a substitute for deliberations or to conduct policy decisions outside public meetings. Several members urged caution, noting the risk that email exchanges could become proxy deliberations.
Points of disagreement Board member Anthony questioned whether sharing material without explicit commentary is effectively an…
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