The Oregon Government Ethics Commission (OGEC) opened a case into Springfield Public Schools board members regarding how they went about selecting an acting superintendent.
Now-former SPS board member Nicole De Graff levied a complaint against board members Jonathan Light, Amber Langworthy and Ken Kohl, first to the district, then to OGEC.
OGEC opened a case, triggering an investigation into all four board members for potential violations of public meeting law during an executive session on June 12 .
OGEC opens case into four Springfield school board members
OGEC investigator Silas Patterson said the complaint alleged several board members engaged in prohibited serial communications ahead of the Feb. 20 school board meeting, where the board interviewed candidates for acting superintendent…