ACLU launches public information lawsuit against Somerset County School Board

ACLU launches public information lawsuit against Somerset County School Board

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland has filed a lawsuit against the Somerset County Board of Education alleging the school board is illegally withholding public records regarding book removals, curriculum decisions, and other board practices.

ACLU Maryland Sues Somerset Board of Education

SOMERSET COUNTY, Md. – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Maryland has filed suit against the Somerset County Board of Education under the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA). The legal group says they are seeking to compel the release of public records that Board officials improperly refuse to disclose. In particular, the ACLU Maryland is challenging the Board’s practices that have led to decisions governing book removals, school c…

Somerset County school officials hid public records, ACLU lawsuit alleges

The American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland filed suit Monday night against the Somerset County Board of Education, asking a judge to force the disclosure of public records from a small Eastern Shore school district that’s become a hotbed of MAGA activism.