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On Tuesday, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange formally ordered the Calgary Board of Education to disclose contents of a secret motion passed Sunday night at 9:10.

That motion triggered the resignation of Ward 6 & 7 trustee Lisa Davis Monday morning at 8:30.

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But Davis hasn’t been able to talk about the motion because, it seems, the CBE doesn’t allow even former trustees to talk freely.

LaGrange demanded the information about the motion from the board by 5 p.m. Friday. The CBE sent a letter in response some hours earlier.

The Herald obtained both letters Friday.

The board revealed the subject of the motion: Its insistence that board lawyers be present when trustees talk to a provincially-appointed auditor of CBE finances and governance.

And then — amazingly — the CBE asked LaGrange not to make this public.

The board said: “We also ask that you kindly consider maintaining confidentiality of the information provided to you below, and not exercise your authority under section 66(2) to release the information in public.”