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Paxton-Buckley-Loda school board members exit the unit office in Paxton around 8 p.m. Monday, July 21, after a three-hour closed-door meeting. Tthe school district’s attorney, Chris Miller, said the meeting was held without public notice — legally — to work on “collective bargaining negotiation strategies,” which he said is “not subject to the requirements of the Illinois Open Meetings Act” under a 2019 amendment to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.