Weldon City Schools board moves into closed session to discuss personnel and student matters

The Weldon City Schools board voted Thursday evening to enter a closed session to consider confidential personnel information and student records and to consult with the board attorney.

A board member asked, "Can I get a motion to go into closed session?" The member who asked for the motion read statutory references and said the closed session was being called to consider privileged personnel information and confidential student information and to consult with the board attorney.

The chair recorded the motion as "motion by Miss Donna Harrison, second by Miss Steven Jenkins, to go to closed session." Board member Donna Harrison was identified as the mover and Board member Steven Jenkins as the seconder. The chair then called for objections, saying, "Any opposed? Ayes have it, and we are now into the session." The board entered closed session on a voice vote; no roll-call tally was given in the public record.

The member reading the motion cited state statutory provisions and mentioned a federal student-privacy reference (20 U.S.C.) on the record; the recording of the meeting renders several citation numbers unclear. The board also said it would consult with its attorney (identified in the record as Clyde Fridge). The public portion of the meeting ended as the board moved into closed session.

The board did not provide a roll-call vote count or additional public details about the personnel or student matters subject to the closed session. The record indicates the board proceeded directly into its closed deliberations; no further public action was announced during the portion of the transcript provided.