“We’re now going to move into closed session,” the presiding board member said, announcing that the board would consider student-discipline matters and potential litigation.

The Laguna Beach Unified School District board voted to adjourn into closed session to discuss student discipline under Education Code section 48918 and anticipated litigation under Government Code section 54956.9, including a potential case related to denial of claim number 663270 against the district. The motion to adjourn was moved and seconded and approved by recorded ayes.

Board procedure requires that the public meeting be recessed and the board consider certain matters behind closed doors when student privacy or litigation exposure is involved. Education Code section 48918 governs processes related to student disciplinary hearings; Government Code section 54956.9 covers conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation. The board did not discuss substantive details on the public record before adjourning.

No speaker cards were presented for closed-session public comment prior to the adjournment, according to the presiding member’s check for commenters. The transcript records two affirmative votes in response to the roll-call prompt; individual voter names were not specified on the public record included in the transcript excerpt.

The board moved directly into closed session to address the announced items. Any subsequent actions, findings, or publicly disclosable decisions stemming from the closed-session deliberations will be reported according to applicable laws and the district’s disclosure obligations.