School Board Sparks Controversy Over Electronic Attendance

During the public comment section of the June 2024 Spring Cove School District Board of Directors meeting, former board president Brian Gahagan asked why board member Misti Fisher was never present at the meetings and only attending by phone, while she was at other school functions.

The number of times a board member could attend meetings electronically instead of in person was a topic of heated discussion at the Monday, August 12, meeting of the Spring Cove School Board.

The number of times a board member can miss a voting meeting in person versus by phone before the board could take action w...