BROCKTON — A bitterly divided Brockton School Committee met behind closed doors Tuesday evening, June 26,
to discuss Ward 7 School Committee Member Tim Sullivan
.
Massachusetts law requires that most public business be done in public. However, there are a handful of exceptions that allow elected boards to go into executive session where any discussion and votes they take can be kept from the public for a certain period. The reason the board gave for the executive session is broad. It was about the “reputation, character, physical condition or mental health, rather than professional competence, of an individual, or to discuss the discipline or dismissal of, or complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual.” Also, by law, a person being discussed in an executive session may decide to have the discussion open to the public.
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That’s exactly what Tim Sullivan initially did. But a few minutes after making that decision, he changed his mind and the entire committee went behind closed doors. The school board indicated it would not return to open session after the executive session. All eight members of the school board were present at Thursday night’s meeting. Before it began, two school committee members,
Jorge Vega of Ward 1
and Anna Oliver of Ward 3, loudly exchanged words. The vote to enter executive session was 5-3, with Tim Sullivan, Judy Sullivan and Vega voting no.
Before the vote Vega said, “I need to understand the goal of this call. I’m concerned that we may be heading into a direction of disagreement equals dissent.”
Tim Sullivan did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday afternoon.
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Who is Tim Sullivan?
Sullivan, who is in his early 70s, moved to Brockton in 1972, where he raised five children. They all went to Brockton public schools and now “the grandchildren are coming in,” he said
during a 2021 interview with The Enterprise.
How long has he been in office?
Sullivan
first served as a School Committee member from 2009 to 2013
, when he stepped down to seek election to the City Council. The bid failed, but
he ran again for School Committee in 2015 and managed to beat the incumbent and regain his seat.
He has been in office ever since, winning against Raymond Henningson, Jr. in 2015 and 2017, and running unopposed for each of his two-year terms since 2019.
When is he up for re-election?
Brockton residents will vote for municipal officials on Nov. 4, 2025. Sullivan has put in his papers to run for reelection,
according to a post on his Facebook page.
This article originally appeared on The Enterprise:
Bitterly divided Brockton school board meets behind closed doors to discuss longtime member
