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PWCS board certifies closed session, approves staff appointments and one religious exemption
Summary
After an hour-long closed session invoked under Virginia Code, the board certified the meeting, approved appointments and releases of employees and granted a religious exemption from compulsory attendance for case RE24-11.
The Prince William County School Board certified a closed session held under Virginia Code and approved personnel actions and a religious-exemption request on May 21.
Why it matters: The board invoked the Virginia statutes authorizing closed sessions to discuss personnel matters, legal consultations on student religious exemption requests and security matters. After the closed session the board must publicly certify that only allowed topics were discussed and then may act on items that were properly noticed in closed session.
What the board did: The board voted to certify the closed session and to approve appointments and releases of specific employees as presented in closed session. Separately, the board approved a request for religious exemption from compulsory school attendance for case number RE24-11.
Authorities cited: Board members cited Virginia Code sections related to closed sessions — the transcript references Virginia Code section 2.2-3711 and 2.2-3712 and subparts authorizing discussion of personnel, student religious exemptions, litigation and school security briefings.
Votes and outcomes: The certification motion passed with a recorded vote the board announced as “7 yes, 1 absent.” The motion approving appointments and releases passed (recorded as 7 yes, 1 abstention). The motion granting the religious-exemption request RE24-11 passed with the board recording the vote as 7 yes, 1 abstention.
The board did not disclose details from the closed session beyond what the enabling Virginia statutes permit.
