CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – A new lawsuit accuses the UNC Board of Trustees of “systematically hiding matters of grave public concern,” which includes approving the hire of new football coach Bill Belichick in an illegal closed session in December.

Former UNC Provost Chris Clemens filed the suit on Monday, claiming that university leadership forced him to resign from his position after he expressed concerns regarding tenure debates in closed sessions.

Clemens, who stepped down in May earlier this year, argued that trustees displayed a pattern of illegally using the closed-door portions of their regularly scheduled meetings. He referenced these incidents as violations of North Carolina’s open meetings and public records laws.

The lawsuit specifically cites a Board of Trustees meeting in M

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