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EXECUTIVE SESSIONS

 

 

The Calcasieu Parish School Board shall be authorized to hold executive sessions upon an affirmative vote, taken at an open meeting for which notice has been given in accordance with state law, of two-thirds of the members present.  The vote of each member on the question of holding an executive session and the reason for holding such an executive session shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the meeting.

 

Such executive sessions shall be restricted only to matters allowed to be exempted from discussion at open meetings.  No final or binding action shall be taken at such a closed meeting; nor shall such closed meetings be used as a subterfuge to defeat the statutory intent for conducting executive sessions.

 

Executive sessions shall be attended only by members of the Board, the Superintendent, and any other persons designated by the Board.  All matters discussed in any closed meeting shall be regarded as confidential by all persons in attendance and shall not be divulged to the public.

 

Closed meetings may be held for the following reasons:

 

1.

Discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of a single individual provided that such individual may require that such a discussion be held at an open meeting, but not for the appointment of a person to the Board.

 

2.

Strategy sessions or negotiations with respect to collective bargaining, prospective litigation after formal written demand, or litigation when an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the public body.

 

3.

Discussion regarding the report, development, or course of action regarding security personnel, plans, or devices.

 

4.

Investigative proceedings regarding allegations of misconduct.

 

5.

Cases of extraordinary emergency, which shall be limited to natural disaster, threat of epidemic, civil disturbances, suppression of insurrections, or the repelling of invasions, or other matters of similar magnitude.

 

6.

Discussions between the Board and individual students or the parents or tutors of such students, or both, who are within the jurisdiction of the respective school system, regarding problems of such students, their parents, or tutors.  Such a discussion may be held in open meetings at the request of the student, parent or tutor.

 

7.

Any other matters now provided for or as may be provided for by the Legislature.

 

 

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 42:4.1, 42:4.2, 42:5, 42:5.1, 42:6, 42:6.1, 42:7, 42:7.1, 42:8

 

Calcasieu Parish School Board