ROCK HILL, S.C. — Winthrop University’s former general counsel is filing a lawsuit against the school’s Board of Trustees.
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Christopher Hagins said the board broke the state’s open meeting laws by holding secret spending votes.
Hagins also alleges Winthrop’s leaders served beyond the six-year term limits.
He also said the votes under that leadership were not lawful, according to the Rock Hill Herald.
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