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Episode 24: Legal Pitfalls in Livestreaming School Board Meetings

October 29, 2021 EdCounsel, LLC Episode 24
Episode 24: Legal Pitfalls in Livestreaming School Board Meetings
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Episode 24: Legal Pitfalls in Livestreaming School Board Meetings
Oct 29, 2021 Episode 24
EdCounsel, LLC

Today’s episode focuses on a topic of significant discussion during the past 18 months—livestreaming school board meetings.    Duane discusses the legal considerations for boards as they determine whether to livestream, or continue to livestream, their meetings. This episode talks through some of the legal land mines associated with online video of board meetings such as accessibility for individuals with disabilities, records retention requirements and the disclosure of the livestreamed video in response to Sunshine Law requests, as well as the use of board meeting videos in litigation.  

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Today’s episode focuses on a topic of significant discussion during the past 18 months—livestreaming school board meetings.    Duane discusses the legal considerations for boards as they determine whether to livestream, or continue to livestream, their meetings. This episode talks through some of the legal land mines associated with online video of board meetings such as accessibility for individuals with disabilities, records retention requirements and the disclosure of the livestreamed video in response to Sunshine Law requests, as well as the use of board meeting videos in litigation.