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Board moves to adopt livestreaming policy to comply with state accessibility requirements
Summary
Board introduced and moved to approve policy BEA to provide live-stream access to board meetings (district moved from Facebook to YouTube to retain recordings); staff said full implementation is required by Jan. 1, 2026.
The Union County School Board on Sept. 22 considered policy BEA, which the board said implements a state requirement for public bodies to make reasonable efforts to ensure meetings are open and accessible and available by live electronic means. Board discussion noted the district recently shifted its meeting uploads from Facebook to YouTube to preserve and maintain public recordings.
A presenter explained the policy is meant to align the district with new South Carolina statutory language requiring reasonably accessible live-streaming and recordings, and said the district's YouTube channel is being used as a more reliable archive than prior Facebook posts. Staff noted the district's backup system is being tested ahead of a full implementation date of Jan. 1, 2026.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the extent of prior video removals on Facebook and the reason for moving to YouTube; staff said videos were sometimes removed from Facebook after complaints or via platform rotation policies and that YouTube has been more reliable for long-term posting. After discussion, the chair entertained a motion to approve the policy.
The transcript records the motion being put and votes of assent from board members; the chair announced the motion approved. The meeting transcript does not include a roll-call tally in the text and does not attach the full policy language; it does reference the statute by number in the board packet.
