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A Suffolk Circuit Court judge ruled that the Suffolk School Board violated the Freedom of Information Act by denying Dr. Deborah Wahlstrom access to an open meeting. \\xa0 Judge Matthew A. Glassman ruled that the School Board violated the open meeting requirements as set forth under FOIA when Wahlstrom was not allowed to view a school board\\u2019s retreat from inside the meeting room at the College and Career Academy at Pruden, where it was held.

Glassman, however, ruled that neither Brooks-Buck nor Gordon should be held liable, as he said it was not a \\u201cwillful and knowing\\u201d violation. He ruled that the board must, in the future, design retreats to allow for public access in the meeting room itself. A future hearing date is to be set for the possible award of attorney fees.\\xa0

Read the Suffolk Times Herald Article here.

UPDATE: 04/27/2023 In the plaintiff\\u2019s action alleging that a city School Board and two school officials violated the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (\\u201cVFOIA\\u201d), Code \\xa7 2.2-3700 et seq., by denying her free entry to a public meeting of the Board, the trial court did not err in awarding relief to the plaintiff because the Board violated the statute, or in denying her claims against the individual defendants. The case is remanded for determination of the fees and costs she is entitled to recover since she substantially prevailed in the suit. The opinion is here.\\xa0

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