Why Is the Malden School Committee continuing to fail to release their executive session meeting minutes after the Massachusetts Division of Open Government has repeatedly found that they must do so and that failing to do so is a violation of the Open Meeting Law?
In three separate determinations, on June 7, 2023, on June 7, 2024, and on November 1, 2024, the School Committee was found to have violated the Open Meeting law for failing to timely provide requested records.
The Malden School Committee consists of eight (8) ward specific members and the mayor (Gary Christenson) as the chair.
On March 12, 2025, OpenCommonwealth requested executive session minutes, and as of March 24, 2025, the Malden School Committee has again failed to timely respond to the request.