Ohio's Sunshine Law (RC 121.22) requires that all acts and most deliberations of boards of education and other public bodies, as well as their committees and subcommittees, be conducted in public meetings.

OSBA fact sheet: Understanding Ohio's Sunshine Law
OSBA Journal article, February 2024, Demystifying executive sessions: A guide for school boards
OSBA Journal article, August 2022, Managing the board of education's minutes
OSBA SMN article, April 2022, Establishing and using committees in the district
OSBA Journal article, December 2021, Open for business: Ohio school board meetings
OSBA Journal article, June 2015, Social media, schools and the law
OSBA Journal article, February 2018, Can I share this? What Sunshine Laws require
OSBA Journal article, December 2018, Restrictions on public speech at board meetings
Sunshine Law for Schools (available for purchase)

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