The school committee voted at its meeting to enter executive session to discuss strategy related to pending litigation, citing the exemption in Massachusetts open‑meeting law that permits closed sessions for certain legal matters.

Mister Collins moved "I'll make a motion we enter into executive session pursuant to mass general law chapter 30 a section 21 exemption 3 for the purposes of discussing strategy with respect to pending litigation, as an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the litigation position of the school committee, and the committee will return to open session," and a second was recorded though the transcript does not identify who seconded the motion. The motion invoked Massachusetts General Laws chapter 30A, section 21, exemption 3, which allows a public body to meet in closed session to discuss strategy with respect to litigation.

During a roll-call vote, named members recorded as voting in favor included Mister Gonzales, Mister Collins, Miss Gresham and Miss Hurst/Hearst; Mayor Sarno also answered "Yes." The recording contains an additional unassigned "Yes" response that could not be unambiguously linked to a called name in the transcript. Miss Bruno Naylor (also recorded once as Miss Monroe Naylor) was noted absent. Following the roll call, an unnamed meeting official declared, "This matter passes," and the committee moved into executive session.

The committee's motion stated it would return to open session after the closed discussion. The transcript does not record the substance of the litigation, the identity of opposing parties, or any legal strategy discussed while the meeting was in executive session.

Meeting officials cited the statutory exemption when moving to close the session; no additional documents or timelines for reconvening in open session were recorded in the transcript provided.