A West Lafayette mother and school board member is aiming to improve transparency and the public’s access to information.
Dacia Mumford filed a formal complaint against the West Lafayette Community School Corporation in 2022, alleging they violated the Indiana Access to Public Records Act by failing to provide a school board meeting packet.
"No one knew what was going on if you were in the audience,” said Mumford. “At that point, the school board had a policy that all information in the packet was confidential both before and after the meeting."A school board packet has all the relevant documents associated with agenda items, like meeting minutes, personnel reports and accounts payable."My view is as a school board member I’m representing the community,” said Mumford.
“May 8 of this year was the first school board meeting and any of these items, you could see for yourself and see what we were talking about,” said Mumford. “I can't explain how meaningful this is to me because it's making a difference." "I was super excited when I saw the story,” said Mumford. “We actually have a sign at our school board meetings that says cellphones have to be turned off. It's always bothered me."
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