"Fayette County Public Schools board planning meetings were televised and aired online for the first time ever during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"But on Monday that stopped without explanation and the school board planning meeting was held in-person only --not virtual or televised -- for the first time in months.

"The Board was back in-person Monday for its July planning work session.

"School board member Stephanie Spires said during the meeting she thought the board should consider bringing back the televised planning meeting.

"'It's just something we should explore,' Spires said. She said school board members did not realize it wouldn't be televised Monday.

"'It gave more transparency because people could watch it in real time,' Spires said.

"'That's a conversation we could certainly have,' said Board chairman Tyler Murphy, because the school board is meeting in a new space with new technology.

'We should evaluate it,' Spires said.

"The regular monthly school board meeting, which has been televised for years.

A parent group representative expressed support for online streaming, noting that it "'provides an extra layer of accountability and transparency' and suggested online storage of archived meeting recordings 'to double check something someone said or to see something originally missed.'"