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Tulsa Public Schools board authorizes attorneys on Wilson litigation after executive session
Summary
After an executive session to review property appraisals and pending litigation, the board unanimously authorized district attorneys to act in the Keith L. Wilson lawsuit and directed attorneys to present a proposed settlement agreement to the board president for execution.
The Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education convened an executive session March 23 to review appraisals of district-owned real property and to receive confidential legal advice about pending litigation, specifically Keith L. Wilson v. Independent School District No. 1 of Tulsa County (Case No. CJ-2021-1765), citing Title 25, Section 307(B)(3) and (B)(4) of the Oklahoma Statutes.
Participants in the executive session included Superintendent Johnson, district staff, and outside counsel Jana Burk of Rosenstein Fist and Ringold and General Counsel James Murray. After returning to open session at 8:26 p.m., the board voted unanimously to authorize the district's attorneys to take any action the board determines appropriate in that litigation. Board Member Stacey Woolley moved that the attorneys present the proposed settlement agreement to the board president for execution; the motion carried 7-0.
The minutes record the board's authority to pursue settlement and to consider appraisal information but do not include details of the appraisals or settlement terms, which the board treated as confidential under the cited statutes. The board's action authorizes counsel and district leadership to carry forward any agreements or litigation steps consistent with the board's direction and applicable law.
