The Langley School Board has censured Trustee Alison McVeigh for speaking about in camera matters in public.

After Cheryle Beaumont left her position as superintendent, McVeigh publicly expressed anger at the process and spoke about what happened at an in camera (not open to the public) meeting where the board voted 5-2 to cancel Beaumont's contract.

Censure is a rebuking of the actions of a politcian.

Chair Wendy Johnson said the board had an in camera meeting Tuesday after issuing notice of the intent to censure McVeigh and voted that night.

"We passed a motion because of our concern about the release of in camera information," she told the Langley Advance. "We are hoping to leave this behind us and move on."

Then the board took a step during that meeting so it would not be violating in camera procedure.

"We passed a second motion that said we would release this," Johnson explained.

McVeigh commented to the Advance that the board made its decision about Beaumont and she made her comments but now plans to move forward.

"It happened," she said of the censure vote." I'm not surprised that it happened."

She said she plans to move forward.

"My focus will be on student achievement," she said.

The censure information was made public by a one-sentence press release from the school district: "The Board of Education of School District No. 35 has censured Trustee Alison McVeigh for releasing confidential information from an In-camera meeting of the Board."

Johnson said she had no information to provide about any possible financial settlement for Beaumont.

"I can't comment on this at this time," she said. "We're still working out the final details of the agreement and we hope to be able to release that."