The Marblehead School Committee voted Wednesday to enter executive session to discuss collective bargaining strategy and pending litigation matters.

The nut graf: Under statutory provisions cited by the committee, members said an open meeting could be detrimental to the public body's bargaining or litigating position, and the vote to enter executive session passed unanimously.

The chair moved to meet in executive session pursuant to Chapter 30A, Section 21(a)(3) for collective bargaining strategy with the Marblehead Teachers Association (the committee named the bargaining unit) and to discuss litigation identified in the meeting materials, including two cases listed by docket number. The motion stated there was no intention to return to open session for further public business.

The motion to enter executive session passed 4-0.

Ending: Committee members left the public meeting to convene in closed session under the cited statutory authorities.