Darien Board of Education moves into executive session to interview for Henley assistant principal, discuss Oxbridge OCR complaint

The Darien Board of Education on Tuesday, May 13, voted unanimously to adjourn to an executive session to conduct interviews for the Henley Elementary School SESS assistant principal position and to discuss attorney-client privileged matters related to a pending Oxbridge curb cut Office for Civil Rights complaint and related litigation. The motion to move to executive session was made by Sarah (board member) and seconded by Robin (board member). The chair called the special meeting to order before the motion.

The motion cited Connecticut General Statutes in support of holding the closed session, specifically listing the statutory subsections referenced in the motion as Conn. Gen. Stat. §1-206(a), §1-206(e) and §1-210(b)(10). After the motion and second, the chair called for a vote and said, "All those in favor, that's unanimous." The transcript records no public debate or additional detail before the board moved into executive session.

The public record in the provided transcript does not contain details about the candidates for the Henley Elementary SESS assistant principal position, the specific allegations or parties named in the Oxbridge curb cut Office for Civil Rights complaint, or the expected length of the executive session. The meeting was identified in the transcript as a special meeting called for the stated purposes.

Because the board resolved to meet in executive session, further substantive details or deliberations on the personnel interviews and attorney-client communications are not recorded in the public transcript provided here.