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Prince George's County Board of Education votes to close March 26 meeting for closed‑session deliberations
Summary
The Prince George's County Board of Education voted 8-0 on March 26 to close its business meeting and enter a closed session to discuss internal audit findings, legal matters, personnel, special‑education privacy issues and other administrative business under the Open Meetings Act.
The Prince George's County Board of Education voted 8-0 on March 26 to close its business meeting and move into a closed session to discuss internal audit, legal, personnel, special‑education and other administrative matters, Chairman Brandon Jackson said.
Jackson read the statutory basis aloud, citing General Provisions Article 3‑305 of the Open Meetings Act and listing subsections the board said applied to the items it planned to discuss. He told the room the topics included an internal audit report; Board legal matters; superintendent and special‑education issues (which the board said could implicate privacy protections); personnel matters; and PGCPS legal and administrative matters that the board said could be compromised if discussed publicly.
The chair put the question to the board and asked Ms. Woolridge to take a roll‑call vote. After roll call and a brief count correction, Jackson announced the motion carried with eight affirmative votes. The transcript records affirmative responses during the roll call but contains inconsistent spellings and sequencing of member names; the board’s stated outcome was 8 in favor, and the meeting was closed.
The board did not take further public action after the vote; Jackson closed the public portion of the March 26 business meeting.
Because the board cited statutory exemptions and privacy risks, the specific matters to be discussed in closed session were not detailed in the public record beyond the categories listed by the chair.
