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Virginia Board of Education moves into closed session to consider teacher license actions
Summary
The Virginia Board of Education voted to enter an executive session at Reynolds Community College to consider denial, suspension or revocation of teacher licenses and to consult with legal counsel; the motion was made by Mr. Hansen and the board paused its livestream as the public was asked to leave.
The Virginia Board of Education voted to convene a closed (executive) session at Reynolds Community College to consider denial, suspension or revocation of teacher licenses and to consult with legal counsel, President Misha Ashton said.
The motion, read aloud by a board member who was later identified as Mr. Hansen, sought authority to discuss "the denial, suspension, or revocation of teacher licenses" and to consult with counsel under provisions of the Code of Virginia that permit closed sessions for personnel/license matters and for receiving legal advice. The motion text as spoken included specific statutory citations as read aloud by the mover; the recording’s citation wording was not fully clear in the transcript.
"I move that the Virginia Board of Education convene in a closed meeting for the following purposes, discussion or consideration by the Board of Education of information relating to the denial, suspension, or revocation of teacher licenses," the mover said. The motion was seconded (the transcript records a second was given but does not identify who seconded). President Misha Ashton then called roll.
During roll call, Ashton named attending members and invited brief responses. After the roll call, Ashton announced, "The motion is carried. The board is now in executive session." She instructed staff and members of the public who were not authorized to participate in the executive session to exit the room and stated the board would end the livestream and restart it when the public meeting reconvened.
No formal vote tally or individual board votes were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. The motion’s stated outcome in the transcript was that it carried and the board entered executive session. The board indicated it would return to public session and resume the livestream after the closed meeting concluded.
The meeting opened at Reynolds Community College and was called to order by President Misha Ashton, who identified herself as president of the Virginia Board of Education.
