From Sun Reporter Mary Gail Hare: 

Baltimore County schools Superintendent Joe A. Hairston told legislators that the district may have been too rigid in enforcing a policy on use of school facilities that led to some fundraisers being canceled, one of numerous topics he addressed during a meeting Tuesday.

Hairston described the meeting held at school headquarters in Towson, scheduled at the county delegation's request, "a courtesy and a good-faith effort to reaffirm our transparency." The school system has come under fire recently from legislators and parents for a perceived lack of openness.

Read how Hairston's addressed the county school system's recent controversies in today's story .