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School board enters closed session and upholds superintendent recommendations in multiple student and personnel cases
Summary
During a Feb. 25 closed session, the Chesterfield County School Board voted to enter closed session under Va. Code §2.2-3711.A and later, in open session, unanimously adopted a certification resolution and voted (4–0) to uphold the superintendent’s recommendations in multiple student disciplinary and personnel cases listed by case number.
The Chesterfield County School Board on Feb. 25 moved into closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to consider student disciplinary and personnel matters and later reconvened in open session to adopt a certification resolution and vote on individual cases.
Board action summary: - Motion to enter closed session under Va. Code §2.2-3711.A (personnel and student disciplinary matters): motion made, seconded, roll-call vote recorded. Roll call in favor: Dominique Chatters (Aye), Steven Pronto (Aye), Lisa Hudgins (Aye), Anne Coker (Aye). - Motion to reconvene in open session and to adopt the resolution certifying the closed session: motion made, seconded, roll-call vote recorded and carried (all ayes).
Votes on superintendent recommendations (open session; board upheld the superintendent’s recommendations in each matter): - Student disciplinary matters: - Case No. 2024-25/14 — Superintendent’s recommendation upheld (vote: Chatters Aye; Pronto Aye; Hudgins Aye; Coker Aye). - Case No. 2024-25/15 — Superintendent’s recommendation upheld (vote: unanimous Aye). - Case Nos. 2024-25/207 Re and 2024-25/208 Re — Superintendent’s recommendations upheld (vote: unanimous Aye). - Personnel matters (each listed as HR case numbers; board voted to uphold superintendent recommendations): - Case No. 2024-25/43-HR — upheld (vote: unanimous Aye). - Case No. 2024-25/44-HR — upheld (vote: unanimous Aye). - Case No. 2024-25/45-HR — upheld (vote: unanimous Aye). - Case No. 2024-25/46-HR — upheld (vote: unanimous Aye). - Case No. 2024-25/47-HR — upheld (vote: unanimous Aye). - Case No. 2024-25/48-HR — upheld (vote: unanimous Aye). - Case No. 2024-25/49-HR — upheld (vote: unanimous Aye).
Why it matters: The board used the statutory closed-session authority for personnel and student discipline (Va. Code §2.2-3711.A). After closed session, the board followed the statutory certification procedure and voted in open session to adopt the resolution certifying that only matters permitted by law were discussed. The board then voted to uphold the superintendent’s recommendations in the listed matters.
Ending: The board’s recorded votes on each listed case were unanimous in favor of upholding the superintendent’s recommendations.
