Nash County Board of Education moves into closed session citing personnel, student-record and litigation statutes

The Nash County Board of Education voted to enter a closed session during its work session to discuss confidential personnel files, initial employment matters, confidential student records and to consult with the board's attorney on pending litigation.

Board Chair called the work session to order and asked for a motion to adopt an item that was not specified on the record. Board member Jenkins moved the motion, Board member Weeks seconded it, and an affirmative "Aye" was recorded.

Later in the meeting, Board member Dunn moved that the board go into closed session "pursuant to General Statute 143-318.11(a)(1), (a)(3), (a)(5) and (a)(6) to prevent the disclosure of confidential personnel files under General Statute 115C-321, to consider matters relating to initial employment of an individual employee, to prevent the disclosure of confidential student records under General Statute 115C-402, and to consult with the board's attorney in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege, including in the matters of John Doe versus Nash County Board of Education" followed by docket references read on the record. Board member Bussey seconded the motion. An "Aye" was recorded and the chair announced the motion carried.

The board did not provide further public details about the personnel matters, initial employment decisions, student records or the litigation during the public portion of the work session. The meeting record as read into the minutes cited the statutory bases for closing the session and referenced two litigation matters involving "John Doe" parties and the Nash County Board of Education; specific docket numbers were spoken on the record.

The board moved into the closed session immediately after the motion carried. The public transcript does not record any substantive discussion or any votes taken while the meeting was in closed session.