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Harford County school board votes 5–4 to allow student member in closed session after waiving public comment
Summary
At an open session May 6, the Harford County Public Schools board voted to waive public comment for a limited meeting and, after a roll call, approved 5–4 a motion to invite the student member into the subsequent closed session.
The Harford County Public Schools board met in open session May 6 to consider moving into a closed session and whether to allow public comment.
The board’s chair opened the meeting and asked attendees to mute devices. The clerk, who identified herself as Melissa, conducted roll call and confirmed the presence of board members, including Vice President Sewell and President Page.
The chair said the purpose of the limited open session was to consider action regarding a potential closed session and to decide whether to permit public comment. Melissa Rallo moved “that we waive public comment,” and the chair called for a voice vote; the transcript records members answering “yes,” and no opposed response is recorded in the supplied segments.
The chair then paused for a separate motion to invite the student member into the closed session. Melissa moved to invite the student member and a second was recorded. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote with the following recorded responses: Missus Perry — Yes; Miss Narkaitis — No; Doctor Miller — Yes; Mister Reitclicker — Yes; Missus Hunt — No; Miss Bruce — Yes; Miss Alvarez — No; Vice President Sewell — Yes. The clerk announced the motion passed 5–4.
After the roll call, the chair entertained a motion to close the session. Members responded affirmatively and the board moved into closed session.
The meeting did not record additional public discussion in the supplied transcript. The chair cited Maryland law governing closed sessions when introducing the item.
Next steps: the board proceeded into closed session; the transcript provided does not record any subsequent actions or the student member’s participation during that closed session.
