By Sentinel Staff

In its preliminary ruling, the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission determined that the Greenwich Board of Education leadership violated state law in 2024 when it held an “emergency” meeting to appoint a new member, a decision that has now thrown a year’s worth of school board actions into question and intensified calls for reform in local governance.

Commission: No Emergency, No Excuse

In a 13-page ruling issued October 10, the commission found that the Board of Education’s October 21, 2024 meeting—called with less than 24 hours’ notice to fill a board vacancy—did not meet the legal definition of an emergency. The commission concluded the board “did not act in good faith” to comply with notice requirements and that the situation did not present the “unforesee

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