Kevin Aguiar, a veteran of the Fall River School Committee, was named vice chairman with a majority vote from the board at its Jan. 12 meeting.

 

Mayor Paul Coogan, who serves as the chairman of the School Committee, abstained from voting.

 

Aguiar recently resigned as principal of Westport Elementary School after facing allegations of covering up evidence in which a staff member mishandled a disabled Westport student late last year. Of all School Committee candidates, he was the top vote-getter in the Nov. 4, 2025, municipal election. 

 

“I’ve served for many years on this board and I look forward to the opportunity to serve as vice chair of this board over the next two years,” Aguiar said, “but we need to take this committee … in a new direction.”

 

Aguiar listed "appropriate systems," "accountability," "decorum" and "oversight" as priority benchmarks for the committee to strive toward.

 

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