Henry County school board votes unanimously to enter closed session to discuss personnel, legal and superintendent matters
Summary
The Henry County Public Schools board voted unanimously to enter a closed session under multiple Code of Virginia exemptions to discuss personnel appointments and separations, religious exemption requests, negotiated investments, probable litigation and superintendent contractual matters and evaluation.
The Henry County Public Schools board voted unanimously to go into closed session after the chair read multiple Code of Virginia exemptions covering personnel, religious exemptions, competitive investment negotiations, consultation with legal counsel on probable litigation and superintendent contractual matters.
Speaker 4 moved that the board enter closed session citing Code of Virginia §2.2-3711(A)(1), (A)(2), (A)(6) and (A)(7) and §§22.1-60 and 22.1-60.1. Ms. Edwards made the motion and Mr. Gravely seconded it. The chair called for those in favor to raise their hands and stated the vote was unanimous.
The motion’s language in open session identified the specific statutory grounds for closing the meeting: appointment and separation of personnel; consideration of religious exemptions; discussion of the investment of public funds where competition or bargaining is involved; consultation with legal counsel regarding actual or probable litigation; and matters related to the superintendent’s contract and evaluation. The transcript records the motion, the second and the chair’s statement that the vote was unanimous; no public votes on substantive policy were recorded in the open portion of the meeting.
The board then proceeded into closed session. The transcript does not record any further public action or a return to open session in the provided segments.
