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“The key word is tentative,” Dr. Henderhan said, describing the district’s required submission to the Department of Education and the continuing review process involving board committees and a public budget workshop.

During public comment on agenda items, resident Betsy Cross asked for more transparency about health benefit costs, billing records and legal fees. Cross said the bills-and-claims report lists separate health-benefits amounts and questioned why the district separates Horizon insurance charges and whether the district is charging for copies in response to OPRA requests. She also raised attorney billing to a firm she named and expressed concern about what she characterized as a planned increase in health benefits spending.

Dr. Henderhan reiterated that the budget remains tentative and that a full public hearing and budget presentation are scheduled for April 29. She also reminded the public that the district must submit a tentative budget snapshot by March 19 as part of state reporting deadlines.

Board action later in the meeting approved the consent agenda with the exception of item 16. On the motion to approve the consent agenda with that exception, board members voted by roll call: Miss Adams — yes; Mr. Anizia — yes (with a stated recusal from agenda item 13, minutes); Ms. Barbiere — yes; Mr. Brereton — yes; Mr. Buffa — yes; Miss DiGiovanni — yes; Mr. Smith — yes; Mr. Wandrack — yes; Mr. Mauther — yes. The motion carried.

After approving the consent agenda the board moved back into executive session; when the board reconvened public session, it adjourned without further public action.

During the superintendent’s report Dr. Henderhan also referenced district enrollment figures for February 2025 and said kindergarten registration is underway. She described next steps in the budget process and noted an upcoming public hearing and routine calendar revisions related to remaining emergency closing days.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Wall Township Board of Education Meeting 3-18-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Superintendent said the district submitted a tentative budget snapshot to the state and that the budget will be refined before an April 29 public hearing; a public commenter asked for details on health benefit costs, attorney bills and enrollment trends. The board approved the consent agenda with an exception and later moved back into executive\n\n","taxTitle","Wall Township Public School District, School Districts, New Jersey","taxId",72508,"location","New Jersey","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6631275,"Wall Township parent urges repeal of Policy 5756, cites confidentiality for transgender students",192,6359000,6551000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2680035-7e8696b48212a51b917cd1fceded8e6a&start=6359&end=6551","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2680035-7e8696b48212a51b917cd1fceded8e6a/thumbnail_6359000.jpg","/articles/6631275/New-Jersey/Wall-Township-parent-urges-repeal-of-Policy-5756-cites-confidentiality-for-transgender-students","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6631275-4d07d418d7f9af2d83369c0e77711fa6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771141940&Signature=oAi1HLraNLqDu8xRsOALtxvxaknBZjkYFNfjh1i0olCJSyxrclg36bis35aIhNS0Q-oH3-XbQF4UZI2CryvneY6r2xvqrkd81aJdf40ln4-d24~33nV8p1WRj0uSLjxKzJgwDG53EsbE~5DPU5goH28Ith94poW2hZ2V5d9hzNEppGQC4NNNHni4wW1LOB9J0UEeNv2nlBfxEekZsYO8EKAnyHffAYuxveRDVWreObajpmztd~icPUnbC39roQ~HpO7Rv1W-l8t-4F0PGfy10pqrak2R-G~ROw1K6LjeBR8Z~VYjtVsnrR2MA2pyzXB7GcdhnKwECZpwBTftYdV5sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Betsy Cross, a Wall Township resident and member of Moms for Liberty, pressed the Wall Township Board of Education on Tuesday to repeal Policy 5756, saying the policy allows school staff to keep a student’s transgender status confidential from parents.

Cross told the board she has raised the issue previously and said she was disappointed the board had not placed the policy on the meeting agenda. “You have all had the last month to put it on the agenda to discuss it and, in my opinion, repeal it, but, sadly, it is not on tonight's agenda,” she said.

Cross said about 40 school districts statewide — including nine in Monmouth County, she said — had already abolished the policy. She criticized language she quoted from the policy that directs the principal or designee to “work with the student to create an appropriate confidentiality plan” and instructs the district to “keep confidential a current, new, or prospective student's transgender status,” calling those provisions “outrageous.”

Dr. Henderhan, who gave the superintendent’s report earlier in the meeting, did not announce any board action on Policy 5756 during public comment. No vote or formal agenda item to consider repeal of the policy was listed for the meeting.

Cross framed her remarks in constitutional terms and cited the Fifth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments as grounds for parents’ rights to direct their children’s upbringing and education. She also referenced news reports and a national conversation about transgender student accommodations in schools.

The board closed the public comment period after Cross’s remarks and took no immediate action on Policy 5756 during Tuesday’s public session. The board subsequently moved to executive session; when it later reconvened public session it adjourned without placing Policy 5756 on the agenda for action.","At the March 18 Wall Township Board of Education meeting, resident Betsy Cross urged the board to repeal Policy 5756, saying the policy lets schools keep a student's transgender status confidential from parents and arguing the district should remove it; the policy was not on the meeting agenda.","actionData","errors"]

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Board submits tentative 2025-26 budget snapshot; public questions health benefits, attorney fees and enrollment

Wall Township parent urges repeal of Policy 5756, cites confidentiality for transgender students