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Nash County Board of Education votes to enter closed session on personnel, student records and litigation
Summary
At a meeting, the Nash County Board of Education voted unanimously to enter closed session to discuss confidential personnel matters, initial employment, confidential student records and pending litigation identified as two John Doe cases.
The Nash County Board of Education voted unanimously to enter closed session to discuss personnel matters, initial employment, confidential student records and pending litigation.
The board first adopted the meeting agenda after a motion by Jamal Whitfield, a member of the Nash County Board of Education, which was seconded by Mister Weeks and approved by voice vote. Later in the meeting, a motion to go into closed session was moved by Mister Weeks and seconded by Dr. Scott Chambers; the board approved the motion by voice vote and proceeded to closed session.
The board cited state statutes as authority for the closed session, listing North Carolina General Statutes §143-318.11(a)(1), (a)(3), (a)(5) and (a)(6) (exemptions permitting closed sessions), North Carolina General Statutes §115C-321 (personnel confidentiality) and North Carolina General Statutes §115C-402 (student records). The motion said the session would include consultation with the board’s attorney to preserve attorney-client privilege and referenced two pending cases identified in the motion as John Doe v. Nash Board of Education, case number 5:24-cv-259-DKS, and John Doe 2 v. Nash County Board of Education, case number 5:25-cv-211-MKS.
Board members recorded as present during roll call before the votes included Dean Evans; Scott Gray; Scott Chambers; Ricky Jenkins; David Leach; Jamal Whitfield; Mike Dunn; Miss Vincent; and Dr. Washington. Following the voice votes the chair announced the board would go into closed session; no substantive details from the closed session were disclosed on the public record.
Because the matters cited in the motion involve confidential personnel files and student records and privileged attorney consultation, the board did not provide additional public details prior to entering closed session. Any formal actions arising from the closed session will be reflected in subsequent public minutes if and when the board votes to take public action.
