Huntsville School Board members spend over 4 hours in executive session

School board members are not saying anything about what was discussed during a four hour long executive session. All they said was that it had to do with an existing court case.

Newly filed federal court documents show there was a recent telephone conference in connection to the ongoing desegregation case.

Officials won't confirm if that call and this meeting are connected, but many of the same players are present.

The Huntsville City Schools district is trying to reach unitary status and get out from under a long standing desegregation order.

Under that order, a federal court must sign off on any plans to make changes to the city's school zones.

A judge has ordered the school system and the DOJ to work out their differences in mediation.

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