Legal Opinion
Blackford v. School Board of Orange County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 15, 1979No. 78-1748/NT 4-6PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LETTS, GAVIN K., Associate Judge.
This appeal stems from the circuit court’s decision that scheduled successive meetings between a school superintendent and individual members of his school board did not violate the Government in the Sunshine Act. We reverse.
We are again asked to rule on the applicability of chapter 286.011 of the Florida Statutes (1977), the pertinent language of which is deceptively simple:
“(1) All meetings of any board . at which official acts are to be taken are declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times . . . .”
The Orange County school board’s staff…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of Miami Beach v. BernsSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
- Hough v. StembridgeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Bennett v. WardenDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
- Occidental Chemical Company v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Mitchell v. SCHOOL BOARD OF LEON CTY.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Monroe Cty. v. Pigeon Key Hist. ParkDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Port Everglades Authority v. ILADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Cortese v. School Bd. of Palm Beach Cty.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Hill v. Fairfax County School BoardFairfax County Circuit Court · 2011
- Ago, Florida Attorney General Reports1985
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