Greater Essex County District School Board - Review of a meeting held on June 25, 2024
December 17, 2024 - The Ombudsman reviewed a complaint about a meeting held by the Board of Trustees of the Greater Essex County District School Board on June 25, 2024. The complaint alleged that the School Board conducted a portion of its public meeting in private in a different location after it announced that the meeting would be rescheduled due to disruptions from public attendees. In addition, the complaint raised concerns that the School Board did not provide the public with notice of the mid-meeting location change. The Ombudsman found that the reconvened meeting held on June 25, 2024 complied with the open meeting requirements set out in the Education Act, and that the School Board acted reasonably in the face of increasing security concerns.
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