The N&O and WRAL are offering to pay the cost of relocating today's Wake County school board meeting while supporters of the diversity policy are hurling accusations that the board is violating the spirit and letter of the state Open Meeting Law.

In a letter delivered this afternoon to school board chairman Ron Margiotta, N&O Publisher Orage Quarles said both media outlets will pay for the meeting to be held at to the Fletcher Theater at the Progress Energy Performing Arts Center so that more members of the public can attend.  

Quarles letter says a staff member with the City of Raleigh has assured him that the theater is available for use.

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