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2013 Delaware Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2013)

handle is hein.sag/sagde0060 and id is 1 raw text is: -iors Home << 12-11B13 12/21/12 FO1A Opinion Lctter to Ms. Margaret McKa re: 1O A Comnplain, Against Capal School District Board 13 )OOi 'LFOA Oiir o etter to Mr. DanieI J. Kramer re: FO1AT Com 'a~,t A nst St~ssex Countv Colu'ncil >> 13-IBOI 03/26/13 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Daniel J. Kramer re: FOIA Complaint Against Woodbridge School Board This entry was posted March 26, 2013 at 4:03 pm OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TIlE STATE OF DELAWARE Attorney General Opinion No. 13-IBOI March 26, 2013 VIA EMAIL AND REGULAR MAIL Mr. Daniel J. Kramer 8041 Scotts Store Road Greenwood, DE 19950 djmjkramer gmaiL com Re: FOIA Complaint Against Woodbridge School Board Dear Mr. Kramer: We hereby respond to your petition to the Attorney General for a written determination regarding the Board of Education (the Board) for the Woodbridge School District (the District) and, specifically, the Board's compliance with the open meeting requirements set forth in Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. § § 10001-10006 (FOIA).1 For the reasons discussed below, and based on our review of the record provided to us, we conclude that the Board's conduct related to two meetings in July 2012 fell well below what is expected and required of public bodies under FOIA.2 We believe that various forms of remediation- including invalidation of the Board's July 24, 2012 votes to accept the resignation of the District superintendent and to hire a new District superintendent, as well as mandatory FOIA training- are appropriate and necessary to address these violations and to ensure the Board's compliance with FOIA's open meeting requirements in the