Legal Opinion
Ronald J. Vacca v. David Barletta
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 9, 1991No. 91-1001PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
During the August 29, 1988, meeting of the Everett (Massachusetts) School Committee, Committee Member Ronald Vacca aggressively challenged Superintendent Frederick Gibson regarding the allocation of $151,000 for the purpose of filling seven vacant teaching positions. Vice-Chairperson David Barletta was acting Chairperson in the regular Chairperson’s absence. Bar-letta took exception to the tone used by Vacca in addressing Gibson. He attempted to restore order to the meeting by banging his gavel several times and by issuing the following warnings: “I’m not going to…
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