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Prince William County School Board certifies closed session, approves employee appointments and upholds dismissal in case T26‑one
Summary
After an hour in closed session, the board certified the meeting, approved appointments and releases presented in closed session, and voted to uphold the superintendent’s recommendation to dismiss an employee in case T26‑one. All votes recorded in the transcript were unanimous among members present.
The Prince William County School Board on Sept. 17 entered a closed session under multiple provisions of the Code of Virginia and later voted to certify that only authorized matters were discussed, approved personnel appointments and releases presented in closed session, and upheld the superintendent’s recommendation to dismiss an employee in case number T26‑one.
“ I move that pursuant to sections 2.2‑3711 and 2.2‑3712 of the Code of Virginia, the Prince William County School Board enter closed session for the following reasons,” board member Ms. Williams said on the record when she made the motion to convene the closed meeting. The motion, read into the public record, cited personnel matters, grievance appeals, actual or probable litigation, public contract bargaining that could affect negotiating strategy, a federal civil‑rights complaint, and briefings related to school facility security.
Vice Chair Blake presided over the public motions to enter and to certify the closed session. The motion to enter closed session passed by voice vote with the transcript recording the tally as six yes, one not present at the vote, and one absent. The board announced it would return to open session in one hour.
After returning to open session, Ms. Williams moved to certify the closed meeting pursuant to Code of Virginia section 2.2‑3712. The board recorded the certification vote as 6 yes and the motion passed unanimously among members present.
The board then moved on to the closed‑session action items. On item 8.01, the board voted to “approve the appointments and releases of specific employees as presented in closed session.” The transcript records the vote as 6 yes, unanimous; no individual names for those appointments and releases were identified in the public portion of the record.
On item 8.02, the board considered “the superintendent's recommendation of dismissal in employee case number T26‑one” and voted to uphold that recommendation. The motion also authorized the chair to provide a written decision to the employee reflecting the board’s action. The transcript shows the vote as 6 yes, unanimous; the public record does not disclose personnel details beyond the case number.
Board members followed the statutory closed‑meeting procedures set out in the Code of Virginia when they returned to open session and certified the meeting. The transcript records the statutory citations read into the public record during the motion to convene closed session and the certification motion after the board reconvened.
The board took no further public action on the litigation, bargaining, or security briefing items described in the closed‑session motion during the open‑session portion of the meeting; the public record states only that those matters were discussed during the closed session and that the certification motion passed.
