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School Board votes to convene closed session under Virginia FOIA for a personnel matter
Summary
At the end of the Sept. 8 work session the York County School Board moved into closed session under Virginia Code §2.2-3711(a)(1) to discuss a possible termination of a specific employee; the motion passed on roll call.
Board leadership moved the York County School Board into closed session at the end of the Sept. 8 work session. The motion invoked the Virginia Freedom of Information Act exception for personnel matters and specifically cited Virginia Code §2.2-3711(a)(1) to permit discussion of a possible termination of a specific employee.
The public record of the work session ends at the motion to convene closed session. The chair asked board members verbally for agreement; a roll-call confirmation followed and the motion was approved. As required by law, matters discussed in closed session are confidential and no minutes or recordings of the closed session are part of the public record.
The motion text read in open session: "Move that the York County School Board convene in closed session. First, I went to Virginia code section 2.2-3711(a)(1) of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss a possible termination of a specific employee of the division. As matters addressed in closed session are confidential, no minutes or recordings are permitted." The board then proceeded into closed session.
Speakers quoted in the public motion: anonymous board mover (not specified in the public record), board members present for roll call. No further public action or vote detail beyond roll-call approval was recorded in the public session transcript.
