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Patrick County School Board certifies closed session; approves personnel report and religious exemptions
Summary
The Patrick County School Board certified a closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, approved an amended personnel report and approved several religious exemptions for the 2025–2026 school year. The board set its next meeting for Oct. 15.
At a meeting, the Patrick County School Board certified that a recent closed session complied with state law and approved an amended personnel report and several religious exemptions for the 2025–2026 school year.
The board’s certification cited the Virginia Freedom of Information Act and recited that, to the best of each member’s knowledge, only public business lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements was discussed. The certification motion was made by Mister Scott, seconded by Mister Harrell, and the board voted in favor (Mr. Scott: yes; Miss Harrell: yes; Mister Harrell: yes; Chair: yes).
The board then voted to approve a personnel report as amended. The motion carried by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. The board also voted to approve religious exemptions for the 2025–2026 school year listed in the record as “5 6 7 8 9 and 10.” That motion likewise passed by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
If there was no further business, the board voted to adjourn. Members set the next regular meeting for Oct. 15 (a Wednesday) and adjourned.
The transcript shows brief formal motions and voice votes rather than extended public debate; no additional details about the content of the personnel report or the grounds for the listed religious exemptions were recorded in the provided excerpt.
