MBTA violated open meeting law with police order, AGâs office says
The Tâs oversight board in June directed officials to stop providing bus transportation for police responding to the George Floyd street protests
By Adam Vaccaro Globe Staff,Updated December 15, 2020, 1:04 p.m.
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The MBTAâs oversight board violated the Massachusetts open meeting law when, at the height of the George Floyd protests, its members directed agency officials to stop transporting local police forces to protests in T buses, the attorney generalâs office has determined.
In early June, when street protests challenging police use of force were gripping the nation, the MBTA came under fire from advocates for working with Boston Police to bus dozens of officers to demonstrations. The oversight board issued a directive cutting off the long-standing practice, even though board members did not hold a public meeting to vote on the decision.