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Nashville School Board Wants to Right to Close Meetings

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· Story link The Nashville board of education wants state law changed so it and other school boards can hold…

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The Nashville board of education wants state law changed so it and other school boards can hold private meetings. But the mayor, Bill Purcell, says he’ll fight the effort. “I don’t think this city or this state would tolerate going back to a time when the public’s business was conducted in private.” (11/7/06)

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