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Open-government advocacy group says local governments should protect public’s right to record meetings
A statewide open-government advocacy group says the Plainfield school district’s restrictions on video recording school board meetings is an example of what not to do.
The Citizen’s Campaign on Tuesday unveiled model policies it says school boards and municipal governments should adopt to protect the public’s right to video record government meetings.
The policy offered by the organization calls for virtually unfettered access to videotaping proceedings, a proposal that is at odds with the rules in Plainfield, which the group named in its statement Tuesday, and other school districts and municipalities. (Bichao, Gannett)
