Are Open Meetings A Thing of The Past In Giles County

It's very clear that the County Legislative Body held secret/private meetings to decide who would be serving on the various committees of that body.

Now we find that the Director of Schools,  apparently with the full blessings of the School Board, does not believe in open meetings. Having fired the football coach at GCHS he presided over a closed meeting that excluded the local newspaper.

Later he apologized for this oversight but an apology is not sufficient to cover such a major violation of state law, established protocol and just good policy.

I am very disappointed and concerned that this is just another example of the county slipping back into the closed meetings and denial of public involvement in the activities we the public are paying for.

Secrecy may protect the government employees but it's a heck of a way to run a railroad.