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Sayreville Board of Education moves into executive session over personnel, student and legal matters
Summary
The Sayreville Board of Education voted at its April 28, 2026 meeting to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters, student issues and attorney‑client privileged matters under the Open Public Meetings Act. The public portion ended after a formal resolution was read.
The Sayreville Board of Education convened its April 28, 2026 meeting and voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters, student issues and attorney‑client privileged matters, the board chair said.
Board member Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Hernandez, Mrs. Maldonado, Mr. Smith and Mr. Walsh were recorded as present; Mr. Fernandez was absent. After a motion to move into executive session was made by Mr. Smith and seconded by Mr. Callahan, the board voted verbally in favor.
The move followed a formal reading, at the board's request, of a resolution invoking Section 88 of the Open Public Meetings Act (Chapter 231, P.L. 1975). Staff member Mr. Pashada read the resolution aloud, stating, “Whereas section 88 of the Open Public Meetings Act, chapter 231 PL1975 permits the exclusion of the public from a meeting in certain circumstances,” and listing the general nature of the subject matters to be discussed as personnel, student matters and attorney‑client privileged issues. The resolution included the statement that it “shall take effect immediately.”
The chair then announced, “Now we're in executive session,” and the public portion of the meeting ended. The resolution as read explained that the board expects to make the subject matter public when the need for non‑disclosure no longer exists.
No public votes on policy items or budget matters were recorded during the public session; the stated action was the board's formal entry into executive session. The board did not provide a public tally of the vote; minutes indicate the motion was moved, seconded and approved vocally. The date of any return to open public session or the duration of the closed session was not specified in the public portion of the transcript.
The board cited personnel, student and attorney‑client privileged matters as the justification for the closed session. The Open Public Meetings Act allows such exclusions when disclosure would impair the public body's ability to perform certain functions, including protecting privacy or preserving the confidentiality of legal advice.
The board is expected to reconvene in public when it determines that disclosure is appropriate or required; no additional public actions or decisions were recorded in the provided transcript.
