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Thompson High School committee votes to enter executive session citing litigation and personnel exceptions
Summary
At its May 27, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting, the Thompson High School committee voted to go into executive session to discuss litigation and personnel matters under Illinois statute 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11). The motion carried and the committee proceeded into closed session.
The Thompson High School Committee of the Whole voted May 27, 2025, to enter an executive session to discuss pending litigation and personnel matters, citing 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
Committee members asked for a motion to retire into executive session “for the purposes of litigation … and the appointment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees,” referencing 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11). A motion was made and the committee chair announced the motion carried; the committee then went into executive session.
Members present and absent were noted on the record. The transcript records that Miss Bartman was present and several members—Mister O'Connell, Miss Smith, Miss Morris and Mister Ocampo—were absent. Dr. Fisher is recorded as voting “Aye.” The transcript does not include a complete roll-call vote tally in the public record excerpt provided.
Executive sessions under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11) permit closed deliberations on litigation and certain personnel matters; the committee did not state any details of the litigation or personnel matters in public before moving into the closed session.
No further public discussion of the subject was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The committee’s formal action on the motion (motion carried and entry into executive session) is reflected in the meeting record.
