The Chino Valley school board is facing accusations of violating California’s open-meeting law, known as the Ralph M. Brown Act, regarding their recent lawsuit against a new state law. The lawsuit, filed to block Assembly Bill 1955, which prohibits parental notification policies on students’ sexual orientation and gender identity, was allegedly pursued without proper public notice or comment. Past school board candidate Lisa Greathouse claims the board breached the Brown Act by discussing and approving changes to its legal contract in a closed session on June 20, without openly addressing or voting on the decision to initiate the lawsuit. The board’s subsequent vote on the revised contract under its “consent calendar” was also criticized for lacking transparency.
