Wyandanch school board votes unanimously to enter executive session to discuss forensic audit findings

The Wyandanch Union Free School District Board of Education voted unanimously to enter an executive session to discuss findings of a forensic audit. Trustee Leticia Walker moved the motion and Vice President Shamika Brown seconded it; the board recorded a 7-0-0 vote in favor.

The action came during a special meeting that opened with a moment of silence and the Pledge of Allegiance and that included routine roll call. The clerk called the roll, naming President James Crawford, Vice President Shamika Brown, Trustee Shirley Baker, Trustee Kathy Corbin (on the phone), Trustee Felice Holder, Trustee Gerard Morris and Trustee Leticia Walker. The board previously voted to adopt the meeting agenda earlier in the session.

When the motion for executive session was put on the floor, the stated purpose was "discussion of the findings of the forensic audit." After the motion was seconded, the board voted and announced the tally as seven in favor, zero opposed and zero abstaining. The board then announced it was entering executive session at 05:45:46; the public transcript does not record any further public action after that time.

The vote and the move to executive session indicate the board intended to discuss audit findings in private, as allowed under New York law for certain personnel, litigation or investigative matters; the transcript does not specify which exemption the board relied on, nor does it record any public details of the audit findings or next steps. The transcript likewise does not record any public comments, staff presentations on the forensic audit, or a time when the board planned to return to open session.

Minutes and public records of the board (when released) would be the source for any formal actions taken in executive session and any subsequent public decisions. For now the publicly recorded action is the unanimous vote to enter executive session to discuss the forensic audit.