closed session

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District negotiators were armed with the latest instructions and improved offers that emerged after a lengthy closed session of the school board on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The board then exited the public chambers into closed session for nearly four hours.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The meeting’s agenda for the closed session was circumspect: “Conference with Legal Counsel — Settlement Agreement.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

And since settlement offers — like any contract negotiation — are not final until agreed upon, they too can be approved in closed session, away from the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

Simpson, a slender man with steel-gray hair and eyes, at once ordered a closed session to thrash out the whole affair.

From 32 Caliber by McGibeny, Donald