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2013 Delaware Attorney General Reports and Opinions 1 (2013)

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13-IBOI 03/26/13 FOIA Opinion Letter to Mr. Daniel J. Kramer
re: FOIA Complaint Against Woodbridge School Board
This entry was posted March 26, 2013 at 4:03 pm
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TIlE STATE OF DELAWARE
Attorney General Opinion No. 13-IBOI
March 26, 2013
VIA EMAIL AND REGULAR MAIL
Mr. Daniel J. Kramer
8041 Scotts Store Road
Greenwood, DE 19950
djmjkramer   gmaiL com
Re: FOIA Complaint Against Woodbridge School Board
Dear Mr. Kramer:
We hereby respond to your petition to the Attorney General for a written determination regarding the Board of
Education (the Board) for the Woodbridge School District (the District) and, specifically, the Board's
compliance with the open meeting requirements set forth in Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del.
C. § § 10001-10006 (FOIA).1 For the reasons discussed below, and based on our review of the record
provided to us, we conclude that the Board's conduct related to two meetings in July 2012 fell well below what
is expected and required of public bodies under FOIA.2 We believe that various forms of remediation-
including invalidation of the Board's July 24, 2012 votes to accept the resignation of the District superintendent
and to hire a new District superintendent, as well as mandatory FOIA training- are appropriate and necessary
to address these violations and to ensure the Board's compliance with FOIA's open meeting requirements in the

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