A district liaison-officer (DLO) report prompted the board to move into closed session to protect individual privacy. Administrators told the board a comparison of student identifications by race showed an increase in students classified as BIPOC, and that the largest behavioral incident type is elopement (students leaving campus); the presenter said the reasons for the increase have been investigated but cannot be discussed in open session without risking student identification.

The chair asked whether the board wanted to go into executive session to review the DLO outliers and protect identities; multiple members supported that approach. The chair stated the board would hold an executive session at the end of the meeting specifically to "review that district liaison report and the outliers." Later in the meeting the board made a formal motion and vote to move a student issue into executive session under BSA subsection 313(a)(1); the motion carried.

Board members discussed the meaning of elopement, confirming that elopement refers to students leaving campus and that police are called when a student leaves a building and cannot be located. Administrators emphasized the district's obligation to minimize disruption to students'educational experiences and the statutory processes for homelessness determinations and other supports.

Because the matter involves identifiable student information, the board limited further discussion to executive session.