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Pontiac City School District board meets in closed session on student discipline, bargaining and litigation
Summary
The Pontiac City School District Board met in a special closed session Feb. 9, 2026, to consider student discipline, collective bargaining strategy, pending litigation and a written opinion of counsel. The board entered closed session at 5:05 p.m., reconvened and adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
The Pontiac City School District Board of Education convened a special meeting Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, at 5:02 p.m. at the WHRC Little Theater. The board voted to enter closed session at 5:05 p.m. to consider student discipline, collective bargaining strategy, consultation with counsel regarding pending litigation and to consider a written opinion of counsel under the cited Open Meetings Act provisions and MCL 15.268(1)(h).
The motion to move into closed session was moved by Vice President Kenyada Bowman and supported by Treasurer Marcus Terry; the minutes record the motion carried. Attendees listed in the minutes included Superintendent Dr. Kimberly Leverette and representatives from outside counsel/consulting firms. The minutes do not provide further public details about matters discussed in closed session.
Board members reconvened from closed session at 6:30 p.m.; the minutes show a motion by Bowman, supported by Terry, to come out of closed session and note ayes from Trustees G. Kevin Gross, Dr. Anisha Hannah, Tanisha Miller, Marcus Terry, Kenyada Bowman, Sha'Quana Davis-Smith and Jennifer Dooley. The board then approved a motion to adjourn and certified the minutes. The minutes record the meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
