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School committee votes to enter executive session to discuss litigation and will not return to open meeting
Summary
On a roll‑call vote the Whittier School Committee approved a motion to enter executive session to discuss litigation strategy, with the chair stating an open session could harm the committee's litigation position; the meeting did not return to open session.
The Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School Committee voted to enter executive session to discuss strategy with respect to litigation and declared that it would not return to open session.
The motion to enter executive session was moved by Mr. Fitzgerald and seconded by Mr. Murphy. The chair explained an open session could have a detrimental effect on the committee's litigation position; a roll‑call vote recorded affirmative responses from members and the motion passed.
No further details about the subject of the litigation or any parties involved were disclosed in open session. The committee did not take additional public action after the roll‑call vote recorded the decision to go into executive session.
