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The Sudbury Public Schools (SPS) School Committee established an LGBTQ+ Parent Advisory Council on October 6. Following that vote the committee’s efforts were lauded by the State, but criticized by a group of Sudbury residents who opposed the establishment of such a PAC.
Opponents organized on social media, raising their concerns about risks to federal funding, objecting to an estimated $3,000-$5,000 stipend that might be paid to an SPS staff liaison to the PAC, and lodging complaints about transparency and fairness. Opponents called on concerned residents to file Open Meeting Law complaints about the committee’s actions, and four such complaints were filed with the district.
The latest meeting packet from the SPS School Committee included the responses from legal counsel, as well as copies of all the complaints. (Page 7 and embedded below)
In response to each of the four complaints pertaining to the October 6 meeting, SPS legal counsel explicitly states “the Committee did not violate the Law on October 6, 2025.” Each response itemizes the points made in the complaints and explains why they were not violations, or why they had nothing to do with the Open Meeting Law in the first place.
The packet also includes a table with the legal costs associated with processing the complaints. The total in legal fees across October and November was $5,803.50.
The packet is embedded below. The relevant pages begin on page 7 of the packet.