Nash County Board of Education enters closed session to discuss personnel and student records

At its February meeting, the Nash County Board of Education voted to enter a closed session to discuss confidential personnel files, the initial employment of an individual and confidential student records and to consult with the board attorney, citing North Carolina General Statutes.

The board first adopted the meeting agenda by voice vote. Mr. Busy, a board member, moved to adopt the agenda and Mr. Jenkins seconded; the chair called for the aye vote and the motion carried.

Later in the meeting the board voted to go into closed session “pursuant to General Statute 143‑318.11(a)(1), (a)(3) and (a)(6), General Statute 115C‑321 and General Statute 115C‑402,” according to the motion read into the record. The motion — described in the meeting as relating to preventing disclosure of confidential personnel files, consideration of the initial employment of an individual, preventing disclosure of confidential student records, and consulting with the board’s attorney to preserve the attorney–client privilege — was approved by voice vote and the board recessed to closed session.

Board members noted that one member, Zach Grama, was participating by Zoom. No roll-call vote or numerical tally was recorded in the public portion of the minutes; the chair announced the motion carried and the meeting moved into closed session.

No further public actions or decisions concerning the substantive matters discussed in closed session were recorded in the public portion of the meeting transcript provided.