After executive session, Brookfield Board votes not to act on Policy 1312 parent complaint

The Brookfield Board of Education on June 5 voted 4-2 not to take action on a parent complaint about hiring practices under Board Policy 1312 after holding an attorney-attended executive session.

Chairman Dr. Wendy Youngblood moved and Rosa Fernandes seconded to enter executive session for two purposes: confidential attorney-client privileged communication regarding personnel matters and Policy 1312, and a board self-evaluation. The motion carried 4-2 (Youngblood, Fernandes, Sikora, Fischetto aye; Greenstein, Devine no). The minutes record that the board entered executive session at 8:58 p.m.; Attorney Pete Maher of Shipman & Goodwin attended and left at 9:45 p.m. The board exited executive session at 10:08 p.m.

Following the closed session, Dr. Youngblood again moved and Fernandes seconded a motion regarding the parent complaint. The board voted 4-2 that it would not take action on the complaint about hiring practices pursuant to Policy #1312. The minutes record the vote tally but do not detail the substance of evidence or legal advice discussed in executive session, consistent with the privileged nature of attorney-client communications.

Board members recorded differing positions in both votes: the same four members who supported entering executive session also voted to decline action on the complaint; two members opposed both moves. No public disclosure of the executive-session deliberations is provided in the minutes; the record shows only the board's procedural steps and the formal vote not to act.

The meeting adjourned at 10:11 p.m.