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Whitnall board votes to adjourn to closed session to discuss alleged misconduct by a board member
Summary
Trustees voted to move into a closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(f) to discuss alleged misconduct by a school board member; one trustee publicly registered opposition before the roll call.
The Whitnall School District board voted to adjourn into closed session to discuss alleged misconduct by a school board member under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(f).
At the close of the public meeting the presiding officer read the statutory language authorizing closed sessions to consider “financial, medical, social, or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons” and specifically stated the board would discuss alleged misconduct by a school board member. An unnamed board member moved to adjourn into closed session and a separate board member seconded; the names of the mover and seconder are not recorded in the public transcript.
One trustee said on the public record, “I have no idea what this is about. Didn’t receive a phone call... I am a no,” registering public opposition to moving into closed session. The board clerk conducted a roll call vote; the presiding officer announced the motion carried and the board recessed for about five minutes before returning to closed session.
The board cited Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(f) as the legal basis for the closed session. No substantive details from the closed session were discussed in public when the meeting moved out of open session.
