At the end of the article regarding the visit of the state’s education secretary, there was a mention that the press was excluded so the superintendents could share their feelings [“Ed secretary hears about rural school challenges,” Recorder, May 9].
I actually have no problem with that.
However, imagine a local select board doing the same. The Open Meeting Law passed in the 1970s ( I was there supporting it) has become archaic, asinine, and assorted other adjectives.
Somehow our legislators can kibitz among themselves in closed sessions while mere locals are not free to brainstorm, a sorely needed concept.
Marguerite Willis
Charlemont