The Glynn County Board of Education voted to enter executive session for legal purposes during its Aug. 12 meeting and later returned to open session, after which the board unanimously approved a settlement proposal presented by Mr. Lakin.

A board member moved to enter executive session citing legal matters; another member seconded the motion and the board voted to convene in closed session. After the closed session, the board reconvened in open session and a motion to approve the settlement proposal the board had heard was made and seconded. The motion to approve the settlement was recorded as unanimous.

The meeting transcript supplied to this report does not specify the subject matter of the legal discussion or the terms, amount or parties to the settlement. The board recorded the procedural motions and votes but provided no substantive public explanation of the settlement in open session.