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Tulsa Public Schools board meets in executive session on pending litigation, then returns to open meeting
Summary
The board entered executive session Jan. 12 under Title 25, Section 307(B)(4) to consult with attorneys about Duane Dinesen v. Independent School District No. 1 (Tulsa County Case No. CJ‑2024‑4379); the executive session ran from 7:13 p.m. to 7:33 p.m., and the board returned to open session and adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
The Tulsa Public Schools Board voted to go into executive session at 7:13 p.m. on Jan. 12 for confidential communications with its attorneys regarding pending litigation: Duane Dinesen v. Independent School District No. 1 of Tulsa County, Tulsa County District Court Case No. CJ‑2024‑4379. The motion cited Title 25, Section 307(B)(4) of the Oklahoma Statutes as the statutory basis for the closed session.
Board President Susan Lamkin later reported to the public that “confidential communications were conducted between the Board of Education and its attorneys concerning pending litigation, to wit: Duane Dinesen V. Independent School District No. 1 of Tulsa County, Tulsa County District Court, Case No. CJ‑2024‑4379, the Board having been advised by its attorneys that disclosure would seriously impair the ability of the Board to process the claim or conduct the litigation in the public interest, pursuant to Title 25, Section 307(B)(4) of the Oklahoma Statutes.” The board returned to open session at 7:33 p.m. and adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
No public vote on the litigation matter was recorded after the executive session in the meeting minutes; the transcript records the board’s acknowledgment of return to open session and the President’s statement summarizing that confidential attorney communications occurred.
The executive session was taken pursuant to a statutory exemption that permits closed consultation with legal counsel about pending litigation when disclosure would impair the board’s ability to litigate or process the claim.
