Section 2.1-344, however, which enumerates situations in which closed meetings may be held, makes no specific reference to the permissibility of holding closed meetings for student disciplinary hearings. The protection of the privacy of individuals in personal matters not related to public business. Student disciplinary matters have long been recognized to be of a confidential nature frequently involving personal testimony which, in the interest of the individuals involved, should not be treated as subject to public disclosure. This view is consistent with the statutory provision that a student's scholastic records are exempt from public access. It means that the public must have an interest, as opposed to the individual.
Public interest means more than mere public curiosity.
To be a matter involving public interest, something must be involved in which the public, the community at large, has an interest or a right which may be affected.