Prince George school board upholds several personnel and student-discipline recommendations, adopts locker-room suspension policy

The Prince George County School Board took multiple personnel and student-discipline actions March 17 after returning from a closed session that the board said was held under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act exemptions for personnel and student matters.

Board members voted to accept staff recommendations in several closed-session items, denied an out-of-division enrollment request and adopted a new locker-room discipline policy after public deliberations and roll-call votes.

The board certified the closed session and then voted to “accept the recommendation” to uphold an administrative discipline team's decision in matter A412425. The motion passed on a roll call after the board returned to open session. The board did not provide further details at the meeting about the underlying discipline beyond the staff recommendation being upheld.

Votes at a glance - Uphold administrative discipline (A412425): motion to accept recommendation — mover: Ms. Taylor; second: Ms. Andrews; outcome: approved (roll call recorded as “Yes” by approving members; transcript indicates the motion carried). Provenance: transcript statements beginning at 177.635 and ending at 197.29. - Deny out-of-division enrollment request (student matter 04/24/25): motion to approve staff recommendation — mover: Ms. Andrews; second: Ms. Taylor; outcome: approved, yes 3, no 2 (Yes: Ms. Taylor, Ms. Andrews, Chair Ealy; No: Ms. Christ, Mr. Johnson). Provenance: transcript statements beginning at 214.065 and ending at 246.215. - Adopt locker-room discipline policy (student matters 06/07/08): motion to adopt policy imposing automatic 10-day out-of-school suspension for a student of the opposite gender entering another gender's locker room — mover: Mr. Johnson; second: Ms. Christ; outcome: approved unanimously (5–0). Mr. Johnson introduced the policy, saying, “This policy is intended to ensure the safety, privacy, and dignity of all students while utilizing locker room facilities.” Provenance: transcript statements beginning at 258.55 and ending at 324.35498. - Appoint human-resources director (P34 24/25): motion to accept recommendation to appoint — mover: Mr. Johnson; second: Ms. Christ; outcome: approved with two abstentions (Yes: Mr. Johnson, Ms. Christ, Chair Ealy; Abstain: Ms. Taylor, Ms. Andrews). Provenance: transcript statements beginning at 328.595 and ending at 357.4. - Uphold coach’s decision (P34 35 24/25): motion to accept recommendation — mover: Ms. Taylor; second: Ms. Andrews; outcome: approved (Yes 4, Abstain 1 — Ms. Christ abstained; others voted yes). Provenance: transcript statements beginning at 362.28 and ending at 388.63998. - Accept employee resignation (P36 24/25): motion to accept recommendation — outcome: approved (roll call recorded as yes). Provenance: transcript statements beginning at 8719.355 and ending at 8736.84. - Accept employee request (P37 24/25): motion to accept recommendation — outcome: approved (roll call recorded as yes). Provenance: transcript statements beginning at 8746.865 and ending at 8758.6455.

Discussion and context Board members repeatedly noted that the closed session items involved personnel and specified student-discipline matters handled under the Virginia code exemptions. Chair Ealy opened and closed the closed sessions in accordance with the board’s procedural statement referencing the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.

The locker-room policy introduced by Mr. Johnson drew no recorded votes against it; the motion passed 5–0 after a second by Ms. Christ. Mr. Johnson framed the motion in plain language, telling colleagues the proposal “will result in an automatic 10 day out of school suspension with more severe consequences if there are further incidents.” The board recorded the adopted policy as a district practice/policy modification during the meeting but did not publish the full written policy text at the meeting.

What the board did not disclose at the meeting The board stated only the titles or internal reference numbers for the closed-session student matters and personnel items (for example, A412425, P34 24/25) and did not provide specific identifying information about students, personnel, or the detailed findings of the administrative discipline team during open session. The board followed standard confidentiality practice for personnel and student discipline matters.

Next steps Board members said they will return to closed session later in the meeting to finish remaining personnel items they had not completed earlier in the agenda.

Speakers quoted in this article are limited to those recorded on the meeting transcript and are identified below in the speakers list.

Ending Board documents and formal minutes will include the roll-call votes and the short motion language recorded at the March 17 meeting. The board did not provide further public documents at the meeting to explain the specific facts behind each closed-session recommendation.