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Prince George's County Board of Education votes to close Jan. 30 meeting under personnel and legal exceptions
Summary
The Prince George's County Board of Education voted unanimously to close its Jan. 30, 2025, virtual meeting to the public, citing personnel matters and anticipated or ongoing litigation as the legal basis.
Prince George's County Board of Education Chairman Brandon Jackson moved and the board voted to close the board's Jan. 30, 2025, virtual meeting to the public, citing personnel matters and ongoing or anticipated legal disputes.
Jackson said the meeting would be closed under provisions of the General Provisions Article §3-305(b), citations 1, 2, 7, 8 and 12 and read the board's internet meeting rules from its rules of procedure. He said the board expected to discuss “employees' identities and ongoing or anticipated legal disputes,” and that public discussion could result in financial or reputational harm.
The board's roll call ahead of the vote recorded seven members present. After Jackson moved to close the meeting “with no objection,” the clerk conducted a roll-call vote; the transcript records unanimous support. The motion was adopted and board members were instructed to leave the public session and enter the special closed session link provided by board staff.
No substantive matters were discussed on the public record during the portion of the meeting captured by the transcript. The board provided the statutory citations and the board's Section 4 internet meeting rules as the authorities for closing the session; the transcript does not record any other public discussion or detail about the matters to be discussed in closed session.
The board did not announce a public time for reconvening or provide further public details about the closed-session agenda in the recorded portion of the meeting.
