SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico Public Education Department has sent the Las Cruces school district a letter about alleged violations of the state’s open meetings act.
Secretary of Education Hanna Skandera wrote that the alleged violations have been referred to the state Attorney General’s office for investigation and action.
She says it’s clear that school board members either don’t understand or choose to ignore their roles and responsibilities in providing oversight of the district.
As a result, Skandera is directing the school board to undergo training specific to its roles and responsibilities as well as training specific to the open meetings act.
The training must be completed within 60 days and refresher training will be scheduled at least twice annually until the board shows it can comply with the open meetings act.
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