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

The Nash County Board of Education voted to enter a closed session during its work session to discuss confidential personnel files, the initial employment of an individual, and confidential student records and to consult with its attorney, board members said during meeting proceedings.

Vice Chair Lamb moved that the board go into closed session pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a)(1), (3) and (6). Dr. Chavis seconded the motion. The motion said it was to prevent disclosure of confidential personnel files under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C‑321, to consider matters relating to initial employment of an individual, to prevent disclosure of confidential student records under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C‑402, and to consult with the board’s attorney to preserve attorney-client privilege. The motion carried on a voice vote; the transcript did not state a roll-call tally.

The action followed the meeting’s opening and routine adoption of the agenda. Board member Bill Sharp was noted as joining remotely for the record. The transcript does not record substantive discussion about the items named for closed session in open session, nor does it disclose any details of what was discussed after the board left the public meeting.

The board did not announce further public action or outcomes for the matters described in the closed session during the portion of the transcript provided.