FILE:  BCBJ

BROADCASTING AND TAPING OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS

The Avoyelles Parish School Board desires to facilitate public access to School Board meetings, to encourage public involvement, and to further improve transparency as it relates to School Board operations.  To ensure such public access, the School Board shall broadcast live all of its proceedings in public meetings, including the School Board's committee meetings.  Broadcast live means the publicly available distribution of audio and video of a meeting in real or near real time via the internet or television broadcast.

The School Board recognizes the rights of the public and members of the news media to record a public meeting.  In order to help ensure proper decorum and protect the integrity of any meeting of the School Board, the Superintendent and/or his/her designee shall maintain appropriate administrative regulations and procedures governing the broadcasting or videotaping of School Board meetings.  The School Board reserves the right to alter, change, or determine on a case-by-case basis for each meeting any additional regulations or procedures to assure proper decorum and protect the integrity of meetings of the School Board.

New policy:  November 19, 2024

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 42:23

Board minutes, 11-19-24

Avoyelles Parish School Board