Board approves closed-session personnel actions and authorizes legal counsel

The Prince William County School Board entered a closed session under the Code of Virginia (citations read into the record) to discuss personnel matters, probable or actual litigation involving staff and students, legal matters concerning use of school board property in the Brentsville Magisterial District, and briefings on school facility security. Lisa Zargarpur moved the board enter closed session and the motion carried; the board left closed session after about one hour and returned to open session.

Upon return, Zargarpur moved to adopt the closed-session certification resolution pursuant to Code of Virginia section cited in the motion; the board certified the resolution by recorded vote (reported as 6 yes, 1 abstain). Next, the board voted to approve the appointments and releases of specific employees as presented in closed session (vote reported as 6 yes, 1 abstain). The board also moved to "authorize the actions recommended by legal counsel as discussed in closed session," and that motion passed by the same margin (6 yes, 1 abstain).

The motions and votes were procedural actions required by state open-meeting law following closed-session deliberations. The board's approvals in open session recorded the outcome but did not disclose the confidential details that had been the subject of the closed discussion per the certification resolution.

Board members recorded their votes in open session; the clerk and minutes will reflect the roll-call tallies.