May the principal use his secretary or Assistant Principal as a liaison in discussing items for the SAC agenda to the SAC Chair in order to circumvent Sunshine laws?
According to the Attorney General of Florida if the Principal is using the AP as a liaison between SAC members and the Principal, this is a no-no. “The courts and this office have also stated that the Sunshine Law is applicable to meetings between a board member and an individual who is not a member of the board when that individual is being used as a liaison between, or to conduct a de facto meeting of, board members.” So if you give the agenda to the AP and the AP gives it to the Principal and the Principal suggests changes and gives it to the AP to give to you, you and the Principal have both violated the Sunshine Laws.
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