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Dowling-Sendor, Benjamin – American School Board Journal, 2002
In "Wood," a dismissed employee sued the school district, the board, and three board members for violating Washington's Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). The Court of Appeals ruled that e-mail exchanges between board members discussing board business are "meetings" governed by OPMA. Board members should review state law with…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Court Litigation, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education
