Special School Board Meeting – Closed Session, Monday, Aug 4, 2025

What was decided · How each member voted

• 1.01 Remote Participation: That Ms. Chandler’s request to participate remotely using a personal exemption be granted. · 6-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, Linda Deans, Anne Donohue, Melinda Mansfield, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff; Not Present at Vote: Arben Istrefi) Aug 4, 2025 BoardDocs minutes
• 1.01 Remote Participation: That Mrs. Griffiths request to participate remotely using a personal exemption be granted. · 7-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Linda Deans, Anne Donohue, Melinda Mansfield, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff; Not Present at Vote: Arben Istrefi) Aug 4, 2025 BoardDocs minutes
• 2.01 Motion to Convene Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board Convene this closed meeting. · 5-3 (Approved: April Chandler, Linda Deans, Anne Donohue, Melinda Mansfield, Sumera Rashid; Opposed: Kari LaBell, Deana Griffiths, Lauren Shernoff; Not Present at Vote: Arben Istrefi) Aug 4, 2025 BoardDocs minutes
• 2.01 Motion to Convene Closed Meeting: Motion Fails: Motion to amend by Ms. LaBell to hold this meeting in an open forum. · 3-5 (Approved: Kari LaBell, Deana Griffiths, Lauren Shernoff; Opposed: April Chandler, Linda Deans, Anne Donohue, Melinda Mansfield, Sumera Rashid; Not Present at Vote: Arben Istrefi) Aug 4, 2025 BoardDocs minutes
• 2.02 Motion to Adjourn Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board adjourn this closed meeting. · 8-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Linda Deans, Anne Donohue, Deana Griffiths, Melinda Mansfield, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff; Not Present at Vote: Arben Istrefi) Aug 4, 2025 BoardDocs minutes
• 2.03 Motion to Certify Closed Meeting: That the Loudoun County School Board certify this closed meeting. · 8-0 (Approved: Kari LaBell, April Chandler, Linda Deans, Anne Donohue, Deana Griffiths, Melinda Mansfield, Sumera Rashid, Lauren Shernoff; Not Present at Vote: Arben Istrefi) Aug 4, 2025 BoardDocs minutes

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School Board: Donohue, Chandler, Griffiths, Svenson, LaBell, Pepper, Shernoff, Rashid, Riccardi. Member-by-member votes will be listed here from the official record.

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• 00:06:03

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• 00:08:17

  Motion to enter closed session.Copy link𝕏 Post

• 00:30:18

  Early agenda business.Copy link𝕏 Post

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Machine transcript (speech-to-text) produced by Coraggio Consulting. Not an official county record. Names and numbers may be misspelled; check the video at the timestamp before quoting.