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But Mr. Baumgardner s ruling is apparently not good enough for the representative from StonewallHawthorne. He suggested the board take the matter up with a specialist on school law.
What Lane said he wants is a “very, very informal meeting...at one of our houses or something...just to kick the ball around,” maintaining that this type of private session would be beneficial to the board members, the county and the school system.
According to Lane, he doesn't want to take any votes or make any decisions behind closed doors. “It’s not to withhold any information from the public," he claimed, over and over again.
Far be it that the board wants to keep the public uninformed. No, as Lane explained it, he just wants the chance “to bring up any little strange ideas we have without it hitting the press and causing an uproar.”
He noted that he doesn't necessarily want to confine the agenda of this private meeting to the proposed budget but rather to broaden the range to “anything relating to the schools...Just for fun so we can talk about anything about the schools.
While it may be fun for Lane to discuss public issues behind closed doors, it won’t provide amusement for the tax payers whose dollars support
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