School Committee vacancy will remain until 2027 election
Shannon Breen, holding her baby at the public comment section of the meeting, is leaving the Middleboro School Committee. She made an appearance to thank the committee and the community. Courtesy Middleboro Educational Television
Shannon Breen, holding her baby at the public comment section of the meeting, is leaving the Middleboro School Committee. She made an appearance to thank the committee and the community. Courtesy Middleboro Educational Television
MIDDLEBORO --- The Middleboro School Committee will operate with one less member until next April’s town elections.
Citing family reasons, Shannon Breen has officially resigned from the committee. This drops the membership numbers from seven members to six.
The committee unanimously agreed at their Aug. 27 meeting to keep the seat vacant. They also had the option of working with the select board to appoint a new member to serve until the 2027 election.
“The people should decide,’’ committee member Christopher Benson said.
Voters at the October 2025 Special Town Meeting agreed to expand the board from six to seven members to avoid tie votes and to reflect what has been described as a significant workload.
Finance Committee Chair Robert Sullivan, a former Middleboro superintendent of schools, asked the committee to keep the workload in mind when making the decision.
