Virginia Board records licensure votes, revokes one license and denies another

The Virginia Board of Education voted April 22 to take several actions on teacher licensure cases after convening a closed meeting for licensure matters.

Dr. Northern read the motion to convene the closed meeting, saying, "I move that the Virginia Board of Education convene in a closed meeting for the following purpose: discussion or consideration by the Board of Education of information relating to the denial, suspension, or revocation of teacher licenses..." The board then took a recorded roll call and moved into closed session.

Following the closed session, the board returned to the public record and the chair entertained motions on individual cases. For case 202609 the board moved to issue the license; the motion was seconded and roll-call votes were recorded as affirmative by Ms. Reinhardt, Dr. Bridges, Ms. McPherson, Dr. Northern, Dr. Wilson, Mr. Robinson, Ms. Kilgore and Chair Rhodes.

In case 202608 the board voted to revoke the license of Harold Bradley Dalton after a motion and second; the same board members recorded affirmative votes. In case 202610 the board voted to deny the license application for Kevin Ernest Palmer. The board also approved motions to issue licenses in cases 202613 and 202614, each by motion, second and recorded "I" votes by the members present.

The actions were recorded on the public meeting record immediately following the closed-session certification. The board did not provide additional public discussion of the underlying disciplinary or licensing evidence during the open meeting; the motions and roll-call votes were read into the public minutes.

What happens next: the formal vote records and minutes will serve as the public record of the board—s action; any administrative appeals or further procedural steps would follow the department—s established licensure and adjudication processes.