Wayne County Public Schools board moves into closed session

At the resumption of a previously recessed special-call meeting, a committee member moved that the Wayne County Public Schools board enter a closed session to consult with legal counsel, preserve attorney–client privilege, and hear confidential student and personnel matters; the chair seconded the motion and the board entered closed session.

The committee member read the motion aloud, citing North Carolina statutory authority and stating the board would "consult with legal counsel to preserve attorney client privilege" and "hear confidential student matters" and to consider "the qualifications, competency, performance, character, fitness, and conditions of employment of a public school employee." The transcript’s statute citations were garbled in places; the exact citation text as read on the record is recorded in the meeting authorities and is not fully legible in the transcript.

The chair seconded the motion and called for those in favor to raise their hands; the chair then announced that the board was in closed session. No public votes by name or roll-call tallies were recorded in the available transcript excerpt.

The meeting moved into closed session; no further public business was conducted in the provided transcript segment. The closed session was stated to cover attorney–client privileged consultations, legally required confidential matters, confidential student matters, and personnel considerations.