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A letter from the Orange County District Attorney\u2019s Office to the Laguna Beach Unified School District wants a response within a week for how officials propose to address allegations of Brown Act violations in the termination and hiring of recent superintendents.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWithout any intent to interfere in your review or opine on any potential violations of law at this time, we encourage the LBUSD board to ensure the provisions of the Brown Act are followed,\u201d said the Thursday, June 17, letter signed by Senior Deputy District Attorney Avery T. Harrison to the district\u2019s attorneys, Jonathan Pearl and Dannis Woliver Kelley.<\/p>\n

The letter concludes, \u201cPlease advise me of your proposed course of action in response to these complaints within seven business days.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Brown Act requires local public agencies to publicly deliberate on all but a few topics, such as real estate negotiations and personnel matters that necessitate closed-door discussion, and take action in open, public forums to ensure transparency.<\/p>\n

The letter, obtained by the Orange County Register from multiple sources, says the DA\u2019s office had received numerous complaints about Brown Act violations relating to two special board meetings called in May when a board majority \u2014 in a 3-2 vote \u2014 dismissed Jason Glass, who was hired in July 2025, as superintendent and two days later held a second meeting to appoint a new superintendent, Don Austin.<\/p>\n

Austin\u2019s contract was finalized this month and he is set to start in July.<\/p>\n

The letter also says the DA\u2019s Office had been \u201cprovided\u201d a copy of a \u201cCure and Correct Demand\u201d letter regarding the board\u2019s actions. The copy attached to the DA\u2019s Office letter did not include information on the source of the demand notice, which outlines various government codes and examples of alleged Brown Act violations.<\/p>\n

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The attached demand letter, which is addressed to the school board and district attorneys but does not indicate if it was ever delivered, argues that government code \u201cprohibits a legislative body from calling a special meeting regarding salaries\u201d and requires that \u201can employment contract with a superintendent shall be ratified in an open session of the governing body,\u201d so based on public records available, the board\u2019s action \u201cappears inconsistent with the Brown Act and with the district\u2019s own adopted governance policies regarding superintendent recruitment and selection.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The senior deputy district attorney\u2019s letter notes that the \u201cBrown Act contains remedial measures that afford legislative bodies, such as the LBUSD board, the ability to \u2018cure or correct\u2019 potential violations upon written demand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sheri Morgan, the school board president, said she hasn\u2019t seen the letter and the school district\u2019s attorney is responsible for handling these types of communications. District administrators did not respond immediately to requests sent to a district spokesperson for comment.<\/p>\n

Kimberely Edds, spokesperson for the DA\u2019s office, said the letter is meant to let the district know that the office is \u201caware\u201d of these issues being raised and \u201cto let us know what the plan is to address them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis should not be misconstrued as any formal action on our part,\u201d Edds added.<\/p>\n

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