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Rialto Unified board hears legal guidance on officials’ social media use
Summary
At a March 28 special meeting, the Rialto Unified School District board received guidance from district counsel on AB 992 and the U.S. Supreme Court decision O’Connor v. Garnier, including when a personal account can be treated as a public forum and recommended disclaimers; the board then entered closed session on labor negotiations.
Rialto Unified School District Board of Education members on March 28 heard legal guidance on how the Brown Act, California legislation and a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision affect school‑board members’ social‑media use.
Marie, an attorney with Fagan, Friedman and Bullfrog, told the board that AB 992 allows individual board members to use social media to answer questions, provide information and solicit comments from the public on matters within the board’s jurisdiction, but warned members to "exercise extreme caution" when posting or interacting online about district business.
The presentation emphasized a restriction: "a majority of the board cannot use social media to discuss amongst themselves business or items in their…
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