9:22 → 10:23(1m 1s)
Chair called the meeting to order and a motion was made under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Va. Code 2.2-3711) to go into closed session to discuss two long-term student suspension matters (Macbenn Junior Elementary School and Lakeland High School) that would involve scholastic records. Motion introduced by a board member; statute and purpose cited.
Suffolk City School Board met Nov. 13, 2025, conducted a closed session on two student long-term suspensions, returned to certify the closed meeting, heard a musical performance, approved multiple routine and financial actions including two student appeal decisions, a reappropriation to cover vehicle purchases and sinkhole costs, and discussed school administrative office (SAO) space and facilities. Public commenters raised concerns about after-school transportation and credit weighting for transferred IB/pre-IB courses; a FOIA requester criticized the districts fees.
