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New Hanover school board votes to begin contract talks with Dr. Barnes, removes superintendent search from agenda

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The New Hanover County Schools Board of Education voted to enter contract negotiations with Dr. Barnes and to remove the superintendent search from the agenda after a closed-session discussion; both motions passed unanimously in recorded votes.

The New Hanover County Schools Board of Education voted to begin contract negotiations with Dr. Barnes and later removed the superintendent search from the agenda, the board said during its meeting.

Board members amended the agenda early in the meeting to add a closed session to discuss “naming Dr. Barnes as the superintendent,” a change that passed 6 to 0. The board then held a closed session pursuant to the cited general statute before returning to open…

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