HB 4027 Exempt HB 4023 from open meetings act

[Tallbear]

HB 4027 of 2017
Civil rights; open meetings; school board preventive security planning; provide exemption in open meetings act. Amends sec. 8 of 1976 PA 267 (MCL 15.26.
Last Action: 1/18/2017 bill electronically reproduced 01/12/2017

[Roundballer]

Sec. 8. A public body may meet in a closed session only for the following purposes:

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(k) For a school board to consider security planning to address existing threats or prevent potential threats to the safety of the students and staff.

The whole concept of the "open meeting act" was because governing groups like this could not be trusted. I can understand not wanting to advertise security measures, or the lack of them, but something that needs secrecy as a portion of the effort to protect, is a shaky plan at best. But what would you expect from a D from Westland.

So, I vote HELL NO!

[JasonJ]

So they don't want us parents involved in these school security meetings? No input from parents, no oversight by the citizenry that it directly affects?

Ridiculous.