Buckingham County school board votes unanimously to enter closed session on personnel and contracts

The Buckingham County Public Schools board voted unanimously on March 11, 2026, to enter a closed session under items A.1 and A.29 of Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia to discuss appointments and resignations of specific employees and public contracts.

A board member recommended the closed session, saying, “Madam chair, I recommend going into closed session as allowed under items a 1 and a 29 of section 2.2 tech 37 11 of the code of Virginia for appointments and resignations of specific employees and discussion of public contracts.” The chair acknowledged the recommendation and recorded that the motion was made by “mister Snoddy” and seconded by “missus Morris.”

The chair then asked for any questions on the motion, called for those in favor to raise their hands, and announced, “That’s unanimous,” after which the board moved into the closed session. The transcript does not list individual votes or a numerical tally; only the chair’s announcement that the vote was unanimous appears in the record.

Under Section 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia, local public bodies may meet in closed session for specified topics; the board cited two allowable bases: A.1 (appointments and resignations of specific employees) and A.29 (discussion of public contracts). The board did not provide additional public detail in the recorded segments about the specific employees or contracts to be discussed.

The meeting proceeded into the closed session; no further public actions or decisions were recorded in the available transcript segments.