The Board may hold Closed Sessions to consider
personnel matters; consider employment or dismissal
of an employee; give direction to its designated
representative in negotiations; hear complaints or
charges against any employee; or consider the
expulsion, suspension, or disciplinary actions, or
any other action, in connection with any pupil of the
Irvine Unified School District, if a public hearing would lead to
giving out of information concerning the pupil; and
to consider legal matters within the attorney/client
privilege. Discussion of the subject matters listed
above, or any other matters authorized by law or
Closed Session, shall be kept confidential except to
the extent they are expressed in Board Minutes.
The presiding officer shall declare the Board in
Closed Session on items noted above if:
- the item is so designated on the agenda;
- the item is requested by a Board Member and a
majority of the Board concurs; or
- a specific student or adult
staff member is cited in conversation or
presentation in connection with a personnel
or pupil personnel problem.
The presiding officer can clear the room of any
non-Board member, or adjourn to another location.
It shall be the practice of the Board of Education to
state in the agenda of any regular or special meeting
that a closed session is planned, and to state the
general reason or reasons for the closed session. When it is determined that a closed session is needed
during a regular public board meeting and no closed
session was announced in the agenda, the presiding
officer shall publicly announce the reason(s) for the
closed session before adjourning into the closed
session.
Policy Adopted: November 3, 1980
Revised: November 6,
1984
