Indiana’s Open Door Law has been around since 1977 and applies to public agencies like city councils, county commissions and school boards.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Perry Township School Board violated Indiana’s Open Door Law when it posted signs telling people not to record their meetings, according to an opinion from the Indiana Public Access Counselor .
Formo and other people attending a December 12 meeting were greeted with signs that said, “No private recordings of this meeting are permitted.Formo said she noticed the signs right away. “ allows people who can’t be there to know what’s going on,” said Formo. “It’s really just a transparency thing.” “The access laws are there to ensure some kind of government accountability, so you can observe what they’re doing with the public's trust and resources."The state office also looked at Nathan Formo’s allegations that the Perry Township School Board appeared scripted and the board had little discussion about redistricting before voting.
“Prior to the PAC's review, the board allowed individuals to freely record public meetings, despite signage stating otherwise,” read the spokesperson’s statement. “Since the PAC's advisory opinion, the district reviewed its practice regarding recording public school board meetings. It has since removed signage prohibiting the recording of public meetings."We found the signs and sign-in sheets have been updated and no longer tell people not to record.
“We are entitled to transparency and there are specific rules and regulations on what that should look like,” said Formo. “It's important for citizens to hold our public officials accountable. We vote for them! Then we actually have to make sure they're doing what they say they're going to do."
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