Caroline County school board votes to enter closed session under cited Virginia Code provision

Caroline County Public Schools — At the Feb. 2, 2026 work session the board voted to enter closed session "for the purpose of meeting with the school board attorney," citing provisions of the Virginia Code as read aloud into the record. The chair moved to go into closed session, a member seconded, and the clerk called the roll; each voting member answered "Aye." The chair then declared the board in closed session.

After the closed session the board moved and seconded to return to open session. The clerk called the roll and, when asked by the chair whether the closed-session discussion matched the stated purpose, each certifying member said, "I certify." The board then moved, seconded and voted to adjourn the work session.

The motion to enter closed session was made and approved on the record; the transcript records the statutory language read aloud but includes transcription errors in the citation text. The exact Virginia Code citation as spoken in the transcript reads: "section 2.2-three 700 eleven(one) and 22 one-sixty D of Virginia Code 19 50 as amended." The board did not state any further public action or vote details about matters discussed in closed session when the meeting returned to open session.