The Norfolk School Board on May 21 adopted a resolution that accepts the findings, conclusions and recommendations of an appointed hearing officer in employee grievance number 20205-01.

The resolution, read aloud by Miss Tanner, the school board clerk, states that the board "adopts the hearing officer's April 20, 2025 findings, review and recommendations report" and directs the clerk to provide copies to the employee, the employee's attorney, the deputy city attorney and the chief human resources officer and to place the documents in the employee's personnel file.

The action follows a March 24, 2025 hearing and an April 22, 2025 report from the hearing officer. The board moved the matter into closed executive session earlier in the meeting under exemptions in the Virginia Freedom of Information Act to discuss personnel and student records, and later certified that the closed meeting complied with state law.

Members debated the procedural scope of the resolution during public action. One board member said they supported adopting the report but objected to the language directing details of reinstatement placement, arguing the superintendent should make reinstatement-location decisions; the board nevertheless voted to adopt the hearing officer's report.

The resolution was adopted by roll call and the clerk and the district's HR office were assigned to carry out the distribution and file placement specified in the resolution. The resolution is dated May 21, 2025.

The board's actions on this item resolve the formal grievance process under the hearing officer's recommendation; any further personnel steps (reinstatement logistics, appeals) were not detailed in the public motion and were not decided in public text beyond the adoption and record placement.

Copies of the hearing officer's report and the board's resolution are to be placed in the employee's personnel file as directed by the resolution.