Superintendent Dr. Sam Lee said the Bristol Township School District is “aggressively” looking to televise school board meetings.
No firm plans are in place, but Lee said he is “hopeful” the meetings could be recorded by students from Harry S. Truman High School’s audio and video program come September. Lee said he still needs to consult with the teacher involved in the class before moving forward.
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The students recording the meetings would be cheaper than the more than $100,000 the district was previously quoted by a contractor who would install recording equipment in the board room at the Ben Franklin School on Mill Creek Road in Levittown.
Currently, the district does not provide public video or audio recordings of their bi-monthly school board meetings. Bristol Township is the only Levittown-area district not to have video or audio recordings of their meetings. The issue has been raised several times by residents.
District officials previously said they planned to bring audio recording of the school board meetings to the soon-to-be live district website.
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The township council offered a deal to cut 30 percent of building permit fees recently with the proviso the board air three school board meetings on government access television. The council offered the township board room for use. The only cost to the district would be the videographer.The other stipulation attached to the offer was that the district remove a deed restriction on the former school on Coates Avenue.
Solicitor David Truelove told LevittownNow.com the state Department of Education code does not allow the district from removing the deed restriction on the property.
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The deed restriction states the school property must be used for educational purposes. The facility is currently partially occupied by the Delaware Valley Vietnam Veterans.
School Board President Angela Nober said a decision on the deal could not be made by the board because of the deed portion of the deal.
Truelove said the district has sent the township a letter on the issue.
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