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Laguna Beach Unified School District board adjourns to closed session to discuss labor negotiations and pending legal claims
Summary
The board voted to go into closed session under Government Code sections 54957 and 54957.6 to discuss labor negotiator matters and several pending legal claims, including cases naming Lucinda Gloria Houssey and Gretchen Michelle Schulley; claim number 653764 was also cited. The transcript lists the items but records no public deliberation or outcome from the closed session.
After adopting the agenda, the Laguna Beach Unified School District board voted to adjourn to closed session to address labor negotiations and pending legal matters exempt from public disclosure.
An unidentified speaker moved to adjourn "to discuss conference with labor negotiator, labor negotiators, bargaining units, Government Code 54957.6; public employee employment, acting superintendent, Government Code 54957; conference with legal counsel" and then read multiple case names and claim identifiers. The transcript lists the following items by name or phrase as read into the record: Lucinda Gloria Houssey v. Laguna Beach Unified School District; Gretchen Michelle Schulley; "m f, a minor by and through his guardian" (name read in the listing); an item described as "EA versus Laguna Beach Unified School District, Keenan claim number 653764" and a reference string "AALRRCerritos055670029FID721993." The speaker framed these as matters to be discussed with legal counsel in closed session under the cited Government Code sections.
"May I have a motion to adjourn to closed session to discuss conference with labor negotiator..." the speaker said, listing the statutory authorities and named cases. The record shows the motion, an indicated second and a voice affirmation; no public action or decisions from the closed session were recorded in the transcript provided.
The matters the board listed—labor negotiations and specified legal claims—are typically discussed in closed session because state law exempts attorney-client privileged communications and certain personnel and negotiation matters from public disclosure. The transcript does not record outcomes of the closed session or any votes on specific legal matters.
