District Attorney for Northern District v. School Committee

The district attorney for the Northern District initiated a civil action against the school committee of Wayland for violations of the open meeting law, G. L. c. 39, §§ 23A-24. The district attorney alleged that the school committee violated the open meeting law during two executive sessions and in communicating via electronic mail messages (e-mails) prior to an open meeting. The school committee answered that (1) it properly deliberated in executive sessions to conduct “contract negotiations with nonunion personnel,” based on the superintendent’s contract terms, and (2) preliminary e-mail…