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Tahlequah school board moves in closed session, authorizes settlement-payment authority and approves personnel, contracts
Summary
The board entered executive session under Oklahoma statute, authorized the board president to accept a settlement amount in a pending lawsuit up to the plaintiff's demand or prayer (whichever was lower), and approved multiple personnel and contract items including resignations and an alarm-monitoring contract.
The Tahlequah Public Schools Board of Education convened an executive session and later authorized the board president to make a settlement payment in connection with pending litigation, and approved personnel changes and vendor contracts at its Oct. 21 meeting.
Under the authority cited on the record, the board moved to a closed executive session to discuss confidential communications related to pending litigation (Oscar Brownfield v. Independent School District No. 35, case number 21CB312 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma) and other personnel and superintendent-evaluation matters. After the closed session, the board reconvened and the public record states the board discussed a settlement agreement and superintendent evaluation topics; the board said no actions…
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