Legal Opinion
Connelly v. School Committee
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 24, 1991PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
In this appeal we are asked to decide whether the open meeting law, G. L. c. 39, §§ 23A-23C (1988 ed.),3 *233applies to the Hanover High School principal selection committee (selection committee), which was appointed by the superintendent of schools of Hanover to assist him in nominating candidates for the position of principal of Hanover High School. A judge of the Superior Court concluded that the selection committee was subject to the requirements of the open meeting law and ordered compliance. We conclude that the open meeting law does not apply to the selection committee and consequently, we…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Ghiglione v. School Committee of SouthbridgeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Attorney General v. School Committee of NorthamptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- DIST. ATT. FOR THE PLYMOUTH v. Board of SelectmenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Yaro v. Board of Appeals of NewburyportMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1980
- Gerstein v. Superintendent Search Screening CommitteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Pearson v. Board of SelectmenMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
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- Medlock v. Board of Trustees of the University of MassachusettsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Gill v. Blackstone-Millville Regional School BoardMassachusetts Superior Court · 2006
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