Process server delivers verified petition to board during public comment

During public comments at the Sept. 9 meeting, a process server identified as Crystal Sankiewicz announced that she was serving a verified petition and exhibits in matter number NBGNECSDREIN20250826 pursuant to Education Law 310 and the authority of the Commissioner of Education.

Sankiewicz stated she was serving the petition on behalf of David Rein and listed the parties and officials being served in both their official and personal capacities, naming the Newburgh Enlarged City School District, the Board of Education, Superintendent Jacqueline Manning Campbell, Deputy Superintendent Onyx Peterson, trustees by name, the clerk of the board and the board's attorney. She handed the documents to board staff at the meeting.

Nut graf: The public service of the petition was recorded on the meeting record during public comment; the document and case identifier were presented publicly and staff acknowledged receipt.

The board did not take action on the petition at the meeting. The petition's filing triggers legal process outside the board's immediate agenda; the board and the district attorney's office will determine next steps according to applicable education law and court procedure.

Ending: The petition and exhibits were delivered in person to district representatives at the meeting; the district indicated staff would accept the documents and proceed through appropriate legal channels.