West Virginia University Sued For Holding Closed Meetings

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia newspaper has sued a university saying its leaders violated the state’s open meetings law.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports it filed suit Monday against West Virginia University, claiming the school’s Board of Governors met five times in private to discuss COVID-19, social justice and other topics.
The state’s open meetings law allows the boards of publicly funded universities to meet privately, but only for specific topics such