FALL RIVER — The abrupt resignation of School Committee member Sara Rodrigues on Wednesday night after a meeting descended into infighting left a vacancy on the board that's already been filled. 

The City Clerk’s office confirmed Thursday afternoon that Collin Dias was sworn in as a School Committee member on Thursday morning.

Dias ran for School Committee in 2023, missing the cut by coming in seventh place. Per the city bylaws, vacancies on the City Council and School Committee are filled by the next-highest vote-getter in the most recent election; that person fills the remainder of the elected term. 

School Committee members serve for two years. The next election is in fall 2025.

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