Powhatan County school board approves agenda, moves into closed session

The Powhatan County Public Schools board approved its workshop agenda and voted to enter a closed session to discuss personnel matters, student discipline and legal counsel briefings, the board chair said.

The board chair called the workshop to order and asked for a motion to approve the agenda. Mrs. Wade, identified in the record as a board member, made the motion; an unnamed board member seconded. The chair called for a voice vote: "All in favor. Aye. All opposed. Motion passes," the chair said.

At the chair's request, Dr. Taylor read recommended language for a motion to enter closed session. Dr. Taylor said the motion would seek a closed session "pursuant to code 2.2 dash 3 7 1 1 a 1 to discuss the employment, resignation, and leave of specific employees pursuant to code 2.2 dash 3 7 1 1 a 2 and a 4 to discuss the admission and discipline of specific students. Code 2.2 dash 3 7 1 1 a 7 to consult with legal counsel and briefings by staff members pertaining to actual probable litigation and pursuant to code 2 2.1 dash 2 5 4 b 1 to authorize exemption by reason of bona fide religious beliefs." A board member seconded the motion; the chair called a voice vote and members answered "Aye," after which the chair announced, "We're in closed session."

There were no public commenters listed before the board convened the closed session. The board did not state a time to reconvene in public during the portions of the record provided.

The actions taken at the workshop were procedural: approval of the meeting agenda and a board vote to enter a statutory closed session. Any decisions or outcomes arising from the closed session were not recorded in the provided transcript.